1827- Bourbon Co., Large Reward for Dread and Betty
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Title
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1827- Bourbon Co., Large Reward for Dread and Betty
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Date
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10 Jan 1827
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Formatted date
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1827-01-10
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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In early January, 1827, a couple recently brought from South Carolina by Bourbon County enslaver James Hutchcraft. Dread,, AKA Baltimore was described as 30 yrs. old, very intelligent and with a long beard. His wife, Betty was described as 30 or 40 yrs. old, wearing a head scarf. Betty spoke "broken English." Hutchcraft offered a $200 reward for them.
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Bibliographic citation
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The Reporter, Lexington, Ky., Jan 10, 1827