1856--Three Freedom Seekers and Conductor Captured
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Title
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1856--Three Freedom Seekers and Conductor Captured
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Date
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3 Dec 1856
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Formatted date
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1856-12-03
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Three enslaved people, along with the underground railroad conductor Thomas Fitzpatrick (Cov/Lex Railroad brakeman), were all captured. The slaveholders involved are known as Ashbroke and Garnet.
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Participant
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Slave holder(s): Ashbroke; Garnet
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Other participant(s): Thomas Fitzpatrick
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Bibliographic citation
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"Three Freedom Seekers and Conductor Captured,"The Liberator, Boston, MA, 12 Dec 1856