1855--Four Slaves Escape
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Title
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1855--Four Slaves Escape
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Date
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Apr 1855
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Formatted date
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1855-04-01
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Four enslaved persons escape from Bracken County in April (slaveholder, Joseph Harris), 4 from Union County (slaveholder, Williamson) with 2 from Boone County (slaveholder unknown).
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The freedom seekers traveled along the Licking River from Sedamsville, OH, to Newport, Rhode Island, and into Canada.
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Bibliographic citation
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"Notice of the Escape of Four Slaves," Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, KY, 20 Apr 1855