1805 - Jessamine Co., Sold South! Charles the escape artist

Item

Title
1805 - Jessamine Co., Sold South! Charles the escape artist
Date
1805
Formatted date
1805
Event type
Escape
Description
Sometime before the fall of 1803, an enslaved man named Charles was sold South by Thomas B. and Robert Scott of Jessamine Co., to Thomas Green of Mississippi. His first escape occurredin in Sept or Oct, 1803, but he was caught in Robertson Co. TN, where he remained in jail until March 1805. He was placed on a boat and taken to Mississippi, but again escaped. A reward of $100 was offered.
Location
Jessamine County (Ky.)
Bibliographic citation
Kentucky Gazette, Lexington, Ky., Oct 10, 1805
Source
Newspapers.com
Item sets
AA--Events--Escapes--Kentucky--Jessamine County

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