unknown, Merrit [2]
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Title
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unknown, Merrit [2]
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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In August, 1863, a freedom seeker named Merrit was captured in Kenton County and jailed as a "fugitive." He named his enslaver as Dr. Thomas Foster of Jessamine County. Merrit was about 23 yrs. old, six feet tall and 160 lbs. with a bad left knee. By October, Foster had not yet claimed Merrit, who would be auctioned per the law of Kentucky if he was not claimed.
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Birth information
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circa 1840
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Relationship
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Enslaver: Foster, Thomas Dr.
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Frankfort Weekly Commonwealth, Oct. 9, 1863