1857--Life in Prison Possible for Speer Ferguson
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Title
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1857--Life in Prison Possible for Speer Ferguson
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Date
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26 Sep 1857
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Formatted date
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1857-09-26
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Speer Ferguson could get life in prison for assisting in the escape of several enslaved people. Irwin and another, enslaved by Charles Withers, and Jane, enslaved by Col. Stevenson, escaped to Ohio. The unnamed freedom seeker later died of wounds from dogs, and Jane was captured.
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Participant
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African American(s): unknown, Irwin; unknown, Jane; unknown, Warner
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Enslaver(s): Withers, Charles A., Colonel; Stevenson, unknown, Colonel
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Other participant(s): Ferguson, Speer; Arnold, James G.; Harris, unknown