1851--Nine Freedom Seekers
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Title
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1851--Nine Freedom Seekers
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Date
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1851
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Formatted date
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1851-01-01
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Joshua Zimmerman's nine enslaved people were reported as "fugitives" after being allowed to visit Billy (and others), who formerly enslaved to Zimmerman, in Clermont County. The enslaved group did not return to Boone County. It was probably an emancipation, but was reported as otherwise.
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Participant
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Slave holder(s): Joshua Zimmerman
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Zimmerman, Joshua
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Other participant(s): Billy
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Bibliographic citation
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"Nine People Flee After a Visit," Southern Press, Washington, D.C., 18 Jan 1851
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