1863--Two Freedom Seekers Captured and Sent to Tennessee
Item
- Title
- 1863--Two Freedom Seekers Captured and Sent to Tennessee
- Date
- 27 Feb 1863
- Formatted date
- 1863-02-27
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- On February 27, 1863, two men were caught the previous fall as runaways by the slave catchers Botts and Riddell. They were put on a mailboat to Tennessee. They had been kept in jail in Burlington, Kentucky, since the capture.
- Participant
- Other participant(s): Botts; Riddell
