African Americans of the Kentucky Borderlands

Items

• Kentucky
  Republished from the Emancipator.
• A Curious Case
  Describes Henrietta Wood's story on the occasion of the verdict in her lawsuit.
• Great Stampede of Slaves
  Chicago, IL
• Slavery Declared to Be Constitutional and Beyond the Power of Congress to Modify or Regulate, by the Supreme Court of the United States
  The article describes the unanimous US Supreme Court decision that upheld the Fugitive Slave Act. The case, 'Jones vs Vanzandt', was a lawsuit over the harboring of two freedom seekers from Boone County, Kentucky.
• Ontario Man, 103 If a Former Slave
  Story about a formerly enslaved man from Boone County, Kentucky celebrating his 103rd birthday.
• Letter from Ex-Governor Metcalfe, of Kentucky
  Tells the story of a freedom seeker from Kentucky who was living in Ohio, and attempts to recapture him using the new Fugitive Slave Act.
• Excitement in Ohio
  The short article relates the arrest of four men in Mechanicsburg, Ohio for sheltering a freedom seeker from Flemingsburg, Ky., and sending him on his way north. They were charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act.
• From Cincinnati
  Describes the violence of Boone County (Ky.) "rebel rangers" who grabbed and whipped a freedman with thorn bush branches in front of his family, and ordering him out of the county under threat of death.
• A slave in Boone County...
  The paragraph notes twenty-five enslaved people in Boone County sought freedom after being inspired by the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. At the time of publication, they had not been recaptured.
• Telegraphic Despatches
  This is a section of the full "Telegraphic Despatches"
• From the West
  One paragraph contains a brief notice of the recent escape of nine enslaved people from Boone County, Kentucky, believed to be hidden in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Arrest and Examination of Eight Fugitive Slaves in Cincinnati
  Describes the arrest and trial of eight freedom seekers from Boone County, Kentucky.
• The Fugitive Slave Cases at Cincinnati
  An article detailing the escape, recapture and trial of a group of nine enslaved people from Boone County, Kentucky.
• An Abolitionist Arrested
  From the newspaper, "Dr. T. J. Trimble, accused of being an abolitionist, and of kidnapping slaves at Union, Bourne conuty, Ky., has been arrested and held to bail in the sum of $15,000. "So great is the excitement in that vicinity, that they threaten violence against any person who shall offer to become his surety."
• Old Resident of City Dies
  From the article," Mrs. Mary Irwin, 93, came to Leavenworth in 1862- A native of Covington, Ky."
• James W. Calvert Obituary
  An obituary for James W. Calvert of Boone County (Ky.), who relocated to Howell (Mich.). The text of the obituary: "James Calvert died Friday, September 17, 1909, at his home just east of Howell. He was born in Boon[e] County, Kentucky and was married there. After the war the family moved to Howell. Mrs. Calvert died ten years ago. The three children, William and James of Howell and Dr. Fred Calvert of Florida, were born at Howell. There are also two step children, Marshall Sebastian of Detroit and Florence Allen of Indianapolis."
• Abe Losford and Wife Celebrated Emancipation Day
  Text from the newspaper mention, "Abe Losford and wife, with several of our colored citizens, celebrated emancipation day at Detroit. David Anderson headed another party who sought happiness at Ann Arbor."
• Death of Charley Straws
  An obituary of Charley Straws
• Uncle Abe Losford: Ended an Eventful Career, Saturday, at Noon. A Fugitive Slave
  An obituary of Abraham Losford, which describes him as "a fugative slave [and an] an honorable citizen."
• The Tomb: Kendrick
  An excerpt from the obituary, “Kendrick:-Mrs. Susan Kendrick, relict of the late B.L. Kendrick Sr., of Brunswick township, died of la grippe at the residence of her son-in-law, W.G. Agee, in Keytesville, Sunday morning, January 1st at 6 o’clock a.m. aged 73 years and 9 months. Mrs. Kendrick’s maiden name was Cook and she was born in Virginia. Was married to Benjamin L. Kendrick, September 27th, 1859. Of their union three children survive, viz Joseph Alfred Kendrick of near Mendon, Mrs. W.G. Agee of Keytesville, and Mrs. H. S. Bruoe of Pryor Creek I.T., besides four step-children, B.L. Kendrick Jr., of Brunswick, Jeptha J., of Kansas City, Henry B. of near Mendon, and Mrs. D.M. Richards of near Keytesville.”
• Civil War Marriage Vows Reaffirmed
  The text of the article is as follows: "Indianapolis Nov. 28- Marriage vows made in the dark days before the civil war granted them emancipation have been formally reaffirmed by Willis B. Black, colored, and his wife, Mary Ann Seymour. Both are 85 and have been married for sixty-five years. Black was born on a plantation in Boone County, Kentucky in 1840 and while still a babe in arms was sold to Whitfield Hayden, [Jessamine] County, Ky. He married Miss Seymour when they were twenty. After the war they were released from slavery and came to Indianapolis."
• Missouri, Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994
  From Ancestry.com, "Spanning over 170 years with over 50,000 records from three Missouri counties, this updated version of the Missouri Newspaper Index is a wonderful resource for the researcher with ancestors in this area. The three counties included are: Callaway (1846-1926, 19,179 records), Montgomery (1875-1994, 29,580 records), and Cole (1884-1907, 1,617 records). Newspapers indexed include the Fulton Telegraph, the Missouri Telegraph, the Callaway Weekly Gazette, the Montgomery City Standard, and the Cole Weekly Democrat. Some records date as early as 1822."
• Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-Current
  From Ancestry,com, "this database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800’s to current."
• Freight on the Underground Railroad
  From the newspaper, "Since our last report we have received at this depot 21 persons, all within the last ten days. First came two men from Missouri; then thirteen from Covington, Kentucky, five of whom escaped from the Mayor of that city; then came four from Kentucky then two morn up to this date. The Christmas holidays will bring us another fine lot. Since the above was written we have had the pleasure of taking by the band a fugitive from Louisville, Kentucky, who had made money enough to buy himself, but came to the hasty conclusion, just a few hours before he started, not to part with his money in that way, but rather to spend it in Canada for land."
• Mass Escapes of Over Forty
  An exploration of the mass escape of numerous slaves from various slave holders and the chaotic environment that resulted in the rush to recapture theese freedom seekers.