1852--Disaster on the River

Title: 1852--Disaster on the River
Date: 1852
Formatted date: 1852-01-01
Event type: Escape
Description: In 1852 ten freedom seekers of slaveholder and emancipationist Ephraim Porter, made their escape to freedom. Sadly, the wagon they were in overturned near the Ohio River, and, fearing capture, they fled without all of their belongings. Later, several of this group contacted Ephraim Porter, who, according to his obituary, sent them supplies to their new home in Malden, Ontario.
Participant: Slave holder(s): Porter, Ephraim; Porter, Ephraim
Location: Ohio River (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Porter family
Bibliographic citation: "Disaster On The River," Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Cincinnati, OH, 10 Aug1872
Source: Disaster On The River

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