1806 - Shelby Co., Jim heads to Cincinnati
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Title
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1806 - Shelby Co., Jim heads to Cincinnati
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Date
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Jul 1806
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Formatted date
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1806-07
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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In mid-July, 1806, 21-yr-old Jim escaped bondage in Shelbyville. In an ad placed by enslaver E. Lindsay, Jim is described as 5' 5" tall with a slender build. He was seen in Frankfort a few days after his escape and it was assumed that he was headed to Cincinnati.
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Bibliographic citation
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Western World, Frankfort, Ky., Sep 20, 1806
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