1803--Elimas Escape Attempt

Title: 1803--Elimas Escape Attempt
Date: Apr 1803
Formatted date: 1803-04-01
Event type: Escape
Description: In April 1803, Elimas, a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church, enslaved by John Hall, is excluded from membership for "absconding from his Master & deviating from the truth when interrogated." He is not at the meeting, but it appears he tried to self-emancipate, and was caught.
Participant: African American(s): Elimas; unknown, Elimas or Limus; Slave holder(s): John Hall; Hall, John
Location: Bullittsville Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
Following Event: 1807--Escape of Elimas
Related resource: Hall family; Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Source: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church

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