1819 - Jessamine Co., A Christmas escape
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1819 - Jessamine Co., A Christmas escape
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Date
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1819
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Formatted date
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1819
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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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.
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Bibliographic citation
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Reporter, Lexington, Ky., April 26, 1820
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