An Old Slave's Return

Item

Title
An Old Slave's Return
Is part of
Freeland Tribune
Publisher
Thos. A. Buckley
Date
28 Nov 1889
Language
English
Temporal coverage
1888-1921
Geographic coverage
Flemingsburg (Ky.)
Ottawa (Can.)
Description
The article states the following: "John Hardin (colored), of Ottawa, Canada, who ran away a slave from Flemingsburg, Ky., in 1840, went back the other day to gather up his family. He has prospered since his fiight. He found one son whom he left a prattling child, a grandfather. The rest of the family were dispersed in some slave sale, and all trace is lost."
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1840--John Hardin Escapes, Reunites Event