1840 -- Boone Co., Henry Crosses the Ohio River
Item
- Title
- 1840 -- Boone Co., Henry Crosses the Ohio River
- Date
- 1840
- Formatted date
- 1840-10-23
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- On the night of October 23rd, 1840, 24-yr-old Freedom Seeker Henry crossed the Ohio River at the mouth of Woolper Creek. Enslaver Edward T. Clarkson offered a $300 Reward for his return.
- Participant
- African American(s:) unknown, Henry [65]
- unknown, Henry [65]
- Enslaver(s:) Clarkson, Edward T
- Clarkson, Edward Trabue
- Location
-
Boone County (Ky.)
- Related resource
- Clarkson family
- Bibliographic citation
- "$300 Reward" The Political Beacon, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Oct. 31, 1840
- Source
- Accessed online at Newspapers.com