1830 - Fayette Co., Tom Johnson's escape
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Title
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1830 - Fayette Co., Tom Johnson's escape
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Date
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22 Mar 1830
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Formatted date
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1830-03-22
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Tom, a 32-yr-old freedom seeker held by Fayette County enslaver, John Brand, escaped on Mar 22, 1830. Toms was described by Brand as "bright mulatto" and known by the enslaver as "my white Tom" but called himself Tom Johnson. Tom was trained as a hemp twine spinner and was married to a free woman living in Paris, Ky named Milley. Milley is found on the 1830 census for Bourbon County. Brand offered a reward of up to $100 for Tom's return.
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Bibliographic citation
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Kentucky Reporter, Lexington, Ky., April 7, 1830;
1830 Federal Census, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY
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