1845--Escape Case Brought Before Ohio Supreme Court
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Title
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1845--Escape Case Brought Before Ohio Supreme Court
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Date
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17 Jan 1845
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Formatted date
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1845-01-17
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Event type
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Escape
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Trial
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Description
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A case was brought before the Ohio Supreme Court in Chillicothe regarding the escape of an enslaved person. The freedom seeker went from Kentucky to Ohio, where he was overtaken. Abolitionists offered $800 to his enslaver. The enslaver stated he was never paid, and the abolitionists claimed they never made the offer.
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Location
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Pike County (Ohio)
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Chillocothe (Ohio)
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Bibliographic citation
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The Spirit of Democracy. [volume], January 17, 1845, Image 2
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Source
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038115/1845-01-17/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1792&index=11&rows=20&words=escaped+Kentucky+slave&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1865&proxtext=%22kentucky%22+%22slave%22+%22escape%22&y=8&x=6&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1