1845--Robert Nelson Escape

Title: 1845--Robert Nelson Escape
Date: 1845
Formatted date: 1845-01-01
Event type: Escape
Description: The interview covers the independent escape of Robert Nelson from Boone County. He was to be sold to pay the debts of his slaveholder, but he ran to Canada. He later purchased the freedom of his wife, who belonged to another slaveholder, for $400.
Participant: African American(s): Nelson, Robert; Nelson, Robert
Location: Canada; Boone County (Ky.)
Bibliographic citation: "Narrative of Robert Nelson," The North-Side View of Slavery, 1856
Source: A North-Side View of Slavery

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