1848--Ripley Escape Attempt

Title: 1848--Ripley Escape Attempt
Date: 30 Aug 1848
Formatted date: 1848-08-30
Event type: Escape; Capture
Description: During an escape attempt on the Ohio River near Ripley, several people were injured, including freedom seekers and slave catchers. Young Fowler was shot in the kidney. Joseph Duncan was wounded in the mouth. A few escapees were either injured or killed. Patrick Doyle, a white man who was a Catholic student at Bardstown College, was captured with the group.
Participant: Participant(s): Fowler, Young; Duncan, Joseph; Doyle, Patrick
Location: Danville (Ky.); Ripley (Ohio)
Bibliographic citation: Edgefield Advertiser. [volume], August 30, 1848, Image 3
Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026897/1848-08-30/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1792&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=Kentucky+Runaway&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=15&state=&date2=1865&proxtext=%22kentucky%22+%22runaway%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2