1837--The Escape of Ed Moxley

Title: 1837--The Escape of Ed Moxley
Date: 1837
Formatted date: 1837-01-01
Event type: Escape
Description: In 1837 Ed Moxley escaped from Boone County in a group of about 13 enslaved people made up of family and neighboring enslaved people. Nine of the group were caught and returned to enslavement, but several of these escaped successfully several years later. Moxley, his sister, brother and sister-in-law escaped. Moxley had been enslaved by the Hamilton family, initially in Campbell County, then Boone County. Moses Bussel, a slave catcher, was involved.
Participant: African American(s): Ed Moxley; Moxley, Ed; Slaveholder: Hamilton, Maurice; Hamilton, Maurice [1]; Other participant(s): Bussel, Moses
Location: Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource: Moxley family
Bibliographic citation: Narrative of Ed Moxley, Wilbur H. Siebert Collection, Ohio Historical Society.
Source: Edward Moxley Interview

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