1849--Four Caught in Barboursville

Title: 1849--Four Caught in Barboursville
Date: 29 Sep 1849
Formatted date: 1849-09-29
Event type: Escape; Capture
Description: Four freedom seekers are caught in their escape to free soil. Major John S. Rowland of Georgia enslaved them. The group was caught in Barboursville, KY.
Participant: Enslaver(s): Major John S. Rowland
Location: Rowland's Springs (Ga.); Barbourville (Ky.); Knoxville (Tenn.)
Bibliographic citation: Keowee Courier. [volume], September 29, 1849, Image 1
Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026912/1849-09-29/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1792&index=17&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