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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.), 1834-1974 The newspaper of Alexandria County, Virginia
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Alexandria (Ky.) First settled by the Frank Spillman family, the town is believed to have been named for the Spillman's hometown of Alexandria, Virginia. It is one of the two county seats of Campbell County, Kentucky.
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Newport (Ky.) The town was named for Christopher Newport, who commanded the first ship to reach Jamestown, Virginia. It is one of the county seats of Campbell County.
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Southgate, Richard Richard attended law school at William and Mary College in Virginia. He moved from New York City to Newport, Ky in 1795, where he was licensed as an attorney in 1797.
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Telegraphic Despatches This is a section of the full "Telegraphic Despatches"
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1853--Enslaved Man Escapes One enslaved man escaped from Alexandria, was seen crossing “near Jamestown” (Dayton, KY) as he swam across the river.
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Spring Grove (Ind.) The town was founded in the 1800s by Isaac Evans, a prominent Quaker who built a linseed oil mill there.
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Campbell family Slave Holding
- Kay, James
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Russell Springs (Ky.) The town grew from a resort built around the local springs, and is named for its county, Russell County, and the springs.
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Stephens, Thomas Adams Thomas A Stephens was living in District 1, Boone, Kentucky in 1850. His occupation was listed as farmer. In the 1860 and 1870 census he appears in Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky. The 1880 census shows Thomas Stephens and family in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky.
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1836--Fifteen Slaves Escape Fifteen enslaved people, led by Anthony Bingey, made arrangements to escape from General Taylor’s house in Newport. Included in the group was Bingey, his father, his father’s wife, their three children, Horace Hawkins and his sister, and Washington Burgess. James Williams, FPOC in Cincinnati, was the conductor. The freedom seekers had obtained a pass from Taylor to go to a “camp meeting up the Ohio."
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1795--Reward Ad for Will A $5 reward is offered for the capture of “Black Will" who is described as “Twenty years of age, five feet six inches high, heavy make” – advertisement placed by Robert Benham at the Mouth of Licking, Newport, Campbell County, State of Kentucky
- Early, Leona
- Minor, Earl
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1810--Charles Escapes, Reward Offered Charles, about 27 years old, escaped from Newport on March 4th, 1810. John Cleves Symmes Jr., offered a $20 reward for him.
- Scales, Rose A.
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1842--Seven Freedom Seekers Reach Canada Seven freedom seekers, five women and two men, escaped from the Taylor family of Newport. The three women were “genteel waiting maids” held in special regard by Mrs. Taylor. A $700 reward was offered. The group made it to Canada.
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1853--Ten Escape to Canada On the 10th of June, ten Newport slaves belonging to Robert C. Todd, Col. James Taylor, R. Slaughter, Mrs. Mary Winston and Dr. Parker, made their escape and arrived in Canada.
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Seven Freedom Seekers Escaped From the Taylor Family An article detailing the escape of seven men and women enslaved in Newport, Ky.
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1854--Six Slaves Escape to Ohio Six enslaved people owned by slaveholder Beall have escaped Covington by crossing into Newport first, then in to Ohio. They were described as “two negro women, one mulatto girl, one negro man, and two black boys.”
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1814--Escape of Charles Charles, described as wearing “a long blue coat with metal buttons, duck trousers and Jefferson shoes, with well-nailed soles,” took his freedom from slaveholder John Thomason of Newport, KY on Feb. 6th, 1814. A reward of $10 was offered for his return.
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Crisler, John G. Boone County Recorder, Vol. 44 1918 lists Lincoln County, Kentucky as the place of birth and Richwood Cemetery as place of interment.
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Campbell County (Ky.) The county is located along the Ohio River and the boundary with Ohio, just southeast of Covington, and the county seat is Alexandria. The county was named for Revolutionary War Colonel John Campbell, an early settler and Kentucky statesman.
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Daily American (Washington, D.C.), 1851-1852; The From the Library of Congress, "On March 24, 1851, the American Telegraph was established on 7th street in Washington, D.C., by the publishers Thomas C. Connolly, James Wimer, and Thomas McGill. During its short life, the newspaper would undergo several changes in publishers and political affiliation. At its onset, the American Telegraph was founded as a part of the penny press at a slightly higher price of 2 cents per issue. Its content included local, national, and global news, with occasional notes from the editors, but the Telegraph specified that it would not engage in party politics. In addition to Washington, the newspaper also served nearby Alexandria and Georgetown."