1806--Second Escape of Bill

Title: 1806--Second Escape of Bill
Date: 7 Feb 1806
Formatted date: 1806-02-07
Event type: Escape
Description: Bill, who is about 20 years old, takes his freedom from slaveholder John Mountjoy on the 2nd of July, 1806. Mountjoy's property is near the forks of the Licking River in Pendleton County. Kentucky. It's notable that the ad for his return mentions that he lost his toes by fire when he was small, yet this is his second escape from enslavement. A $5 reward is offered for his return.
Participant: African American(s): Bill; Slave holder(s): John Mountjoy; Mountjoy, John
Location: Pendleton County (Ky.)
Related resource: Mountjoy family
Bibliographic citation: "Bill Escapes Again," Liberty Hall, Cincinnati, OH, 4 Aug 1806.
Source: Bill Escapes Again

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