1852--Slaves Escape
Item
- Title
- 1852--Slaves Escape
- Date
- 1852
- Formatted date
- 1852-10-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Thirty-one enslaved people from Augusta (Bracken County) and Dover, KY (Mason County) escaped into Ripley. Clothing was found, one homeowner refused a search warrant. Three were captured, local authorities and residents did not cooperate.
- Bibliographic citation
- "Thirty One Slaves Escape," Gallipolis Journal, Gallipolis, OH, 7 Oct 1852
- Source
- Thirty-One Slaves Escape