1823--Boone Co., Jim J Captured and Jailed

Title: 1823--Boone Co., Jim J Captured and Jailed
Date: 18 Dec 1823
Formatted date: 1823-12-18
Event type: Escape
Description: On December 18, 1823 a man named Jim J, a freedom seeker from South Carolina, is caught in Boone County and held by Jailer Benjamin Willis, Justice of the Peace. Absalom Graves, of Burlington, KY was to be contacted by the owner to retrieve him.; He had been in jail for several months when the ad was placed in April of 1824.
Participant: African American(s): unknown, Jim J.; Enslaver(s): Absalom Graves; Graves, Absalom [1]; Other participant(s): Benjamin Willis; Willis, Benjamin G.
Location: Burlington (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.); South Carolina
Related resource: Graves family; Willis family
Bibliographic citation: "Jim J of South Carolina Captured and Jailed," Frankfort Argus, Frankfort, KY, 7 Apr 1824
Source: Jim J of South Carolina Captured and Jailed