1837--Geofery and Esther

Title: 1837--Geofery and Esther
Date: 1837
Formatted date: 1837-06-01
Event type: Escape
Description: A reward is offered for Geofery and Esther, who had been enslaved in Boone County by Corneilus Hughes, and presumably sold south. They escaped in January, and were still being sought in June. Would they have tried to contact family in Boone County on their way north?
Participant: African American(s): Esther; Geofery; unknown, Geoffrey; unknown, Esther [5]; Slave holder(s): Cornelius Hughes; Hughes, Cornelius
Location: Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Hughes family
Bibliographic citation: "Reward Offered for Geofery And Esther ," Mississippi Free Trader Natchez, MS, 23 Jun 1837
Source: Reward Offered for Geofery And Esther

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