1859--Four Freedom Seekers From Near Warsaw

Item

Title
1859--Four Freedom Seekers From Near Warsaw
Date
Sep 1859
Formatted date
1859-09-01
Event type
Escape
Description
Four unnamed men near Warsaw escaped enslavement in Sep 1859. Slaveholders by the name of “Robinson” and “Hughes” each claimed ownership of one man, the slaveholder(s) of the other two men were not named.
Participant
Slave holder(s): Hughes; Robinson
Location
Warsaw (Ky.)
Bibliographic citation
"Four Freedom Seekers From Near Warsaw," Indiana Weekly Visitor, Rising Sun, IN, 17 Sep 1859