1809- Help on the Kentucky shore

Title: 1809- Help on the Kentucky shore
Date: 1809
Event type: Escape
Description: In October, 1809, Nelson County enslaver, Walter Harris placed an ad for the return of Baptist, his pregnant wife, Susan, and another woman named "Febe." They escaped "out of a Kentucky boat" about nine miles below Cincinnati onto the Kentucky shore, likely near the Anderson Ferry. At the time the ad was placed, they had been spotted in Xenia, Ohio and were on their way to Springfield.
Participant: African American(s): unknown, Baptist; unknown, Susan [20]; unknown, Febe; Enslaver(s); Harris, Walter; unknown, Baptist; unknown, Susan [20]; unknown, Phoebe [4]
Location: Boone County (Ky.); Xenia (Ohio)
Bibliographic citation: "Fifty Dollars Reward, " Whig, Cincinnati, Oh., 8 November, 1809
Source: GenealogyBank.com

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