1852--Eight Slaves Escape
Item
- Title
- 1852--Eight Slaves Escape
- Date
- 1852
- Formatted date
- 1852-09-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Five men, a woman and two children, belonging to “sundry citizens of Mason County” made their escape. It is assumed that they went together and were assisted. The Maysville Eagle calls for an “association of slave holders” for the protection of their property.
- Location
- Mason County (Ky.)
- Bibliographic citation
- "Negro Stampede," The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, Wheeling WV, 23 Sep 1852
- Source
- Negro Stampede