1823--Jim Captured

Title: 1823--Jim Captured
Date: 24 Jul 1823
Formatted date: 1823-07-24
Event type: Escape
Description: On July 24, 1823, Jim, a freedom seeker from Muhlenburg County, KY, is captured and held by the Boone County Jailer Benjamin Willis. The slaveholder named in the advertisement is James Milligan. Milligan's 1820 census record shows seven enslaved people, one of whom is an adult male.
Participant: African American(s): Jim; Slave holder(s): James Milligan; Milligan, James; Other participant(s): Benjamin Willis
Location: Muhlenburg County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Milligan family; Willis family
Bibliographic citation: "Jim Jailed, Slaveholder Sought ," Frankfort Argus, Frankfort, KY, 10 Dec 1823
Source: Jim Jailed, Slaveholder Sought

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