1857--Seventeen Slaves Escape
Item
- Title
- 1857--Seventeen Slaves Escape
- Date
- 1857
- Formatted date
- 1857-10-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Seventeen enslaved people from Washington, KY escaped and were pursued. One man was recaptured.
- Location
- Washington (Ky.)
- Bibliographic citation
- "Fugitive Slaves," The Southerner, Edgecomb, NC, 17 Oct 1857
- Source
- Fugitive Slaves