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1830 - Ned and His Free Dad

Title: 1830 - Ned and His Free Dad
Date: Sep 1830
Formatted date: 1830-09-00
Event type: Escape
Description: In September, 1830, Chiles & Taggart, who owned a bagging factory in Clark County, offered a reward for the return of Ned, who escaped their custody while he worked for them. Ned had a "considerable scar" on one cheek and was about 5'6" tall. Ned's father was a free man living in Frankfort and it was suspected that Ned would try to reach him. Ned was claimed by the heirs of Johnathan Parrish, deceased.
Participant: African American: unknown, Ned; unknown, Ned [8]; Slaveholder: Parrish, Johnathan (heirs)
Location: Clark County (Ky.)
Source: Kentucky Reporter, Lexington, Ky., Sep 22, 1830

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