1795--Reward Ad for Will
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Title
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1795--Reward Ad for Will
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Date
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11 Apr 1795
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Formatted date
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1795-04-11
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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A $5 reward is offered for the capture of “Black Will" who is described as “Twenty years of age, five feet six inches high, heavy make” – advertisement placed by Robert Benham at the Mouth of Licking, Newport, Campbell County, State of Kentucky
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Participant
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African American(s): Black Will
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Other participant(s): Robert Benham
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Related resource
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Benham family
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Bibliographic citation
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"Five Dollars Reward for Black Will," Kentucky Gazette, Lexington, KY, May 9, 1795.