1854--Wounded Freedom Seeker Found in Alley

Title: 1854--Wounded Freedom Seeker Found in Alley
Date: 29 Jul 1854
Formatted date: 1854-07-29
Event type: Escape
Description: Kids find a wounded freedom seeker in an alley in Cincinnati, OH. He was about 65-70 years old. He had escaped from Kentucky with his three daughters, the youngest of whom was 13. A group of men near Sycamore Hill attacked them. The daughters were taken, and he was robbed of $6 in silver. They had escaped Lexington, and a $1000 reward was out for their return.
Location: Lexington (Ky.); Cincinnati (Ohio)
Bibliographic citation: Plymouth Advertiser. [volume], July 29, 1854, Image 2
Source: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079046/1854-07-29/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1792&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=escaped+Kentucky+slave&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=4&state=&date2=1865&proxtext=%22kentucky%22+%22slave%22+%22escape%22&y=8&x=6&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2