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1849 - Washington Co., McQuerry's escape

Title: 1849 - Washington Co., McQuerry's escape
Date: 1848-1849
Formatted date: 1848
Event type: Escape
Description: In 1848, George Washington McQuerry escaped with three other freedom seekers from Washington County enslaver Henry Miller, the group separated. Four years later Miller's son located McQuerry living in Piqua, Ohio and had marshals arrest him.
Location: Washington County (Ky.)
Following Event: 1853 - Miller v. McQuerry
Bibliographic citation: ohiohistorycentral.org
Source: Liberator (Boston, Mass.), 1831-1865; The

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