1813 - Bourbon Co., Four men, three enslavers and two horses
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Title
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1813 - Bourbon Co., Four men, three enslavers and two horses
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Date
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25 Aug 1813
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Formatted date
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1813-08-25
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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On August 25th, Stroder and Charles, both 17 years old, escaped from Bourbon County enslaver Laban Shipp. It was thought that they also took two workhorses belonging to Shipp's neighbor, Alexander Ogle. With them came Ben, also 17, and twenty-year-old Adam, claimed by Thomas Mountjoy and John M. Allen, respectively.
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Bibliographic citation
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The Supporter, Chillicothe, Oh., September 22, 1813