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His offices became a stop of the \"Underground Railroad\", and he became very active in collaborating with others to help fugitive slaves reach freedom. He worked closely with free black Louis Napoleon. For about two years, Gay kept a detailed record of the approximately 200 men whom he and Napoleon aided in what is known as the \"Record of Fugitives.\" Because Gay aided men coming from Philadelphia, some of his notes overlap materials by fellow activist William Still of Philadelphia, who published his account in 1872. Gay's *Record of Fugitives\" was not discovered among his papers at Columbia University until the early 21st century. Gay and Napoleon aided an estimated 3,000 refugees, helping many get to upstate New York and Canada. His \"Record\" reveals what a large organization the Underground Railroad truly was, aided by hundreds of people from different walks of life. Several people helped Gay make his office at the \"Standard\" one of NYC's busiest Underground Railroad depots. His associates included the venerable abolitionist Quaker Isaac T. Hopper, his daughter, Abigail Hopper Gibbons, and her husband, James; Elias Smith; and two African Americans: the \"Standard's\" printer, William Leonard, and Louis Napoleon, who conducted many of the fugitives forwarded to the office from Philadelphia. Gay's office was a critical stop for refugees traveling from Philadelphia to New Haven & Boston, or to Canada. Gay aided three of history's most famous fugitives: Henry \"Box\" Brown, Jane Johnson, & Harriet Tubman. In two notebooks, which he entitled \"Record of Fugitives, 18558\", he recorded the stories of over 200 fugitives whom he and his associates aided from 1855 to 1856. Gay's \"Record* is the most important primary document to be printed since William Still self-published his classic \"Underground Railroad Records\" in 1872.\""},{"label":"Creator","value":"William L. 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