1856--Several Escape Stories

Item

Title
1856--Several Escape Stories
Date
Oct 1856
Formatted date
1856-10-01
Event type
Escape
Description
Twelve enslaved persons escaped from the Monroe family. A mother, 10 daughters and one son. Boone County is named, but is possible that the family was based further southeast considering their escape route description.
Participant
African American(s): Joseph Sanford; Georgiana Monroe; Anna; Willie; Joshua; Fanny Ellen Troy; Mr. Valentine; Mrs. Valentine
Slave holder(s): Graves
Other participant(s): H.; J.; T.
Bibliographic citation
"Hair-breadth Escapes from Slavery to Freedom," Documenting the American South, <http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/troy/troy.html>