1819 - Jessamine Co., A Christmas escape

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Title
1819 - Jessamine Co., A Christmas escape
Date
1819
Formatted date
1819
Event type
Escape
Description
Jacob, a forty-year-old freedom seeker trained as a shoemaker escaped enslavement in Jessamine County in 1819. He was held by the heirs to the estate of Capt. Robert Edwards. He escaped at Christmas and a reward for fifty dollars was offered for his return.
Bibliographic citation
Reporter, Lexington, Ky., April 26, 1820

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