1834--Escape of Manuel
Item
- Title
- 1834--Escape of Manuel
- Date
- 1834
- Formatted date
- 1834-07-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Manuel, a freedom seeker from Boone County, Kentucky, was caught in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Jailer advertised for his slave holder, John Shavor, to come and claim his slave. He was possibly sold south and escaped, or did he travel with his slaveholder on the river and run away?
- Participant
- African American(s): Manuel
- unknown, Manuel [3]
- Slave holder(s): John Shavor
- Shaver, John
- Related resource
- Shaver family
- Bibliographic citation
- "Escape of Manuel," Vicksburg Whig, Vicksburg, MS, 24 July 1834.
- Source
- Escape of Manuel
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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Shaver, John | Person |
unknown, Manuel [3] | Person |