1849--Four Caught in Barboursville
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Title
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1849--Four Caught in Barboursville
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Date
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29 Sep 1849
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Formatted date
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1849-09-29
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Event type
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Escape
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Capture
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Description
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Four freedom seekers are caught in their escape to free soil. Major John S. Rowland of Georgia enslaved them. The group was caught in Barboursville, KY.
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Participant
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Enslaver(s): Major John S. Rowland
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Bibliographic citation
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Keowee Courier. [volume], September 29, 1849, Image 1
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Source
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026912/1849-09-29/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1792&index=17&rows=20&words=KENTUCKY+RUNAWAY&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1865&proxtext=%22kentucky%22+%22runaway%22&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1