1823 - Garrard Co., Sharper and friend paddle to freedom
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Title
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1823 - Garrard Co., Sharper and friend paddle to freedom
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Date
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Oct 1823
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Formatted date
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1823-10
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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Sharper, a 35-yr-old freedom seeker, escaped from Lancaster, in Garrard County, in October, 1823. His enslaver, Hackley Jameson, passed away in the spring, prior to the escape. Sharper was with another man who had been enslaved by "Mr. Palmer" also of Lancaster. The two men left by canoe on the Kentucky River and it was thought they made their way to Indiana and beyond. A reward of $30 was offered for Sharper's return.
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Bibliographic citation
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Kentucky Reporter, Lexington, Ky., Jan 19, 1824