AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Hardin County
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unknown, James [30] In May, 1840, enslaver Milton Young was relocating his household from Nelson Co. to Union Co., While en route in the wagon train, 25-yr-old James, and enslaved man held by Young, took the opportunity to slip away in Hardin County. Young offered a reward of up to $100 for James' return.
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unknown, Sam [18] In May of 1840, Mary Fletcher of West Point, Hardin Co., offered a reward of up to $100 for the return of a freedom seeker named Sam. Sam was described as about 28 years old and nearly six feet tall with a large scar from a burn on the side of his face.