1806--Ben Bolts for Freedom

Title: 1806--Ben Bolts for Freedom
Date: 1806
Formatted date: 1806-04-16
Event type: Escape
Description: On April 14, 1806, Ben escaped from his Boone County enslaver, Thomas West. His description revealed a hard life: he had a scar on his lip, evidence of an earlier knife-wound on his neck and a previously broken arm that was still visibly affected.

West offered a $25 reward for his return.
Participant: African American(s:) unknown, Ben [43]; unknown, Ben [41]; Enslaver(s:) West, Thomas; West, Thomas
Bibliographic citation: The Western Spy and Miami Gazette, Cincinnati, Oh., May 6, 1806
Source: Newspapers.com