1852--Escape and Imprisonment
Item
- Title
- 1852--Escape and Imprisonment
- Date
- Sep 1852
- Formatted date
- 1852-09-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- In September 1852 one enslaved person, owned by slaveholder Blackstone H. Rankins, was assisted in an escape attempt by FPOC Dr. Perkins. Perkins, 70, was sentenced to a penitentiary for 3 years.
- Participant
- Slave holder(s): Blackstone H. Rankins
- Rankins, Blackstone H.
- Other participant(s): Dr. Perkins
- Location
- Bracken County (Ky.)
- Bibliographic citation
- "Underground Railroad Aided Escape And Imprisonment," Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, KY, 22 Nov 1853
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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Rankins, Blackstone H. | Person |