1850--Cornelius Thornton Caught

Item

Title
1850--Cornelius Thornton Caught
Date
8 Jul 1850
Formatted date
1850-07-08
Event type
Escape
Description
A freedom seeker named Cornelius Thornton born ca. 1825, was caught and detained in St. Louis, MO, on July 8, 1850. An advertisement names his slave holder as Richard Southgate, of Cincinnati. Southgate had several free people of color living with him in 1840, but came from a Kentucky slaveholding family, to whom he could have leased or given Cornelius before his escape.
Participant
African American(s): Cornelius Thornton
Slave holder(s): Richard Southgate
Southgate, Richard
Location
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Bibliographic citation
"Cornelius Thornton Caught," Western Union, Hannibal, MO, 21 Nov 1850

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Southgate, Richard Person