1849--Family Escape From Wilson Harper
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Title
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1849--Family Escape From Wilson Harper
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Date
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1849
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Formatted date
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1849-01-01
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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A man, woman and child escape from Wilson Harper of Boone County. The enslaved man was the son of a free man in Cincinnati named Keyte (Kite). Harper agreed to sell the family to Keyte, with his property in Cincinnati as collateral, a case was brought before the courts when the mortgage was due yet unpaid, in 1851. Harper was ultimately awarded the property and the enslaved people remained free.
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Bibliographic citation
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"Family Escape," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 7 Aug 1851
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"Family Escape From Wilson Harper," The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 16 Aug 1851