1801 - Nelson Co., Dick steals away
Item
- Title
- 1801 - Nelson Co., Dick steals away
- Date
- 26 Jun 1801
- Formatted date
- 1801-06-26
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Nelson County enslaver John Bedford offered a $20 reward for the return of 50-yr-old freedom seeker Dick, who escaped June 26, 1801. Dick was literate and it was suspected he had a pass. The reward was run for nearly a year after Dick's escape.
- Location
- Nelson County (Ky.)
- Bibliographic citation
- Western Spy and Hamilton Gazette, Cincinnati, Oh., Mar. 13, 1802
- Source
- Newspapers.com