1814 - Jefferson Co., Royal Escape
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Title
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1814 - Jefferson Co., Royal Escape
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Date
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1814
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Formatted date
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1814
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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In 1814, Louisville area enslaver David Ward placed an ad for the return of two freedom seekers, Prince and Harry, AKA "King," offering a reward of $50 for each. The men were both around 30-years-old at the time of their escape and had been spotted in the Georgetown area. It was understood that they intended to make their way to Cincinnati or travel up the Ohio river eastward, then eventually reach Maryland.
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Bibliographic citation
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Liberty Hall, Cincinnati, Oh., May 31, 1814