1852--Ad for John who Escaped from Widow Lewis

Title: 1852--Ad for John who Escaped from Widow Lewis
Date: 27 Jul 1852
Formatted date: 1852-07-27
Event type: Escape
Description: An ad for an enslaved person, John, lists an escape from Robert Kemp. The "light copper, 24 or 25 years old, 5ft 6in." freedom seeker was originally enslaved by Widow Lewis in Kentucky.
Participant: African American(s): unknown, John; Enslaver(s): Kemp, Robert; Widow Lewis
Location: Baton Rouge (La.); Kentucky
Bibliographic citation: The Woodville Republican. [volume], July 27, 1852, Image 2
Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020023/1852-07-27/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1792&index=0&rows=20&words=Kentucky+runaway&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1865&proxtext=%22kentucky%22+%22runaway%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1