In a petition dated 25 October 1887, the Clube Militar asked Princess Regent Isabel not to use the Army to pursue people escaping slavery. The request challenged the military’s role in enforcing slaveholders’ claims, though it came from an institution of officers rather than from the fugitives themselves. The petition reflected the growing difficulty of compelling soldiers to serve as slave catchers, as mass flight and resistance further weakened the institution.
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