1847--Elkhart County (Ind.) Raid
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Title
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1847--Elkhart County (Ind.) Raid
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Date
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20 Aug 1847
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Formatted date
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1847-08-20
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Event type
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Capture
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Dispute
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Escape
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Description
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On their way to Cass County, Michigan to recapture a large group of formerly enslaved people, a group broke off from the main raiding party and diverted to neighboring Elkhart County, Indiana in search of Tom Harris, who had left northern Kentucky just before the majority of those the enslavers were pursuing.
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Harris was working for businessman Samuel Judson. His enslaver Joseph Graves, and his two farmhand assistants Elisha Coleman and Hugh Longmoor broke into Judson's home in an attempt to capture Harris.
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In the end, Graves and his assistants were arrested for breaking into Judson's home and threatening Judson. While they were dealing with the charges, Harris was released and left the area.
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Participant
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African American(s): Harris, Tom
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Harris, Tom
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Slaveholder(s): Graves, Joseph A.
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Graves, Joseph A.
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Other(s): Judson, Samuel P.; Coleman, Elisha; Longmoor, Hugh
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