1847--Recapture Attempt
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Title
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1847--Recapture Attempt
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Date
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1847
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Formatted date
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1847-01-01
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Adam and Sarah Crosswhite and four children escaped from Carroll County slaveholder Francis Giltner. In 1847, Giltner and Francis Troutman went to Marshall, MI, where the Crosswhites were living, to recapture them. This was considered a part of the 1847 “Kentucky Raids.” The Crosswhites were able to escape to Canada, and Giltner took up the matter in the courts.
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Participant
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African American(s): Adam Crosswhite; Sarah Crosswhite
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Slave holder(s): Francis Giltner
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Other participant(s): Francis Troutman
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Bibliographic citation
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"Crosswhite, Sarah and Adam," Notable Kentucky African Americans, 11 Apr 2019