1806--Brothers Frederick and Pippen Escape

Item

Title
1806--Brothers Frederick and Pippen Escape
Date
Nov 1806
Formatted date
1806-11-01
Event type
Escape
Description
In November 1806, a $10 reward was offered for the capture of the brothers Frederick and Pippen who escaped from the Kirtley family near Tanner's Station (now Petersburg). Frederick is described as being "25 yrs of age, 5'8" high, rather of a yellow complexion, stutters in speech, well made." Pippen is described as " about 5'7" high, heavy shouldered, rather darker than the other" The ad was placed by the representatives of the estate of Jeremiah Kirtley, Jeremiah Kirtley Jr. and Robert Kirtley.
Participant
African American(s): Frederick; Pippen
unknown, Frederick [1]
unknown, Pippen
Slave holder(s): Jeremiah Kirtley; Jeremiah Kirtley Jr.; Robert Kirtley; Mary Robinson
Kirtley, Jeremiah
Kirtley, Jeremiah, Jr.
Kirtley, Robert E.
Robinson, Mary
Location
Petersburg (Ky.)
Related resource
Kirtley family
Bibliographic citation
"Reward Offered for Escaped Brothers ," Liberty Hall, Cincinnati, OH, 4 Nov 1806

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Items with "Participant in: 1806--Brothers Frederick and Pippen Escape"
Title Class
Kirtley, Jeremiah Person
Kirtley, Jeremiah, Jr. Person
Kirtley, Robert E. Person
Robinson, Mary Person
unknown, Frederick [1] Person
unknown, Pippen Person
unknown, Pippen [1] Person