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1801 - Franklin Co., A broken can't stop George

Title: 1801 - Franklin Co., A broken can't stop George
Date: 2 Jan 1801
Formatted date: 1801-01-02
Event type: Escape
Description: On Jan 2, 1801, George, a freedom seeker of unknown age, escaped enslavement in Franklin County near the Forks of Elkhorn, where he was held by enslaver William Hubbell. Hubbell offered up to $10 for his return and described him as "about 6 feet or thereabouts high" with a previously broken leg that caused a "large swell" on his shin.
Bibliographic citation: Western Spy and Hamilton Gazette, Cincinnati, Oh., Feb. 11, 1801
Source: Western Spy and Hamilton Gazette (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1799-1805; The

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