between 1850-1860--Piatt Coachman Escapes to Indiana
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Title
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between 1850-1860--Piatt Coachman Escapes to Indiana
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Formatted date
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1855-01-01
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Before
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1860
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After
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1850
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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A coachman of the Piatt family escaped to Rising Sun and was helped to freedom by Woodford Barkshire (a free man of color), a conductor who regularly helped people on the path to Canada. (Escape was circa the mid 1850s).
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Bibliographic citation
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"Underground Railroad: More Western Memories. Piatt Coachman Escapes To Indiana," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, 24 May 1887