1819--Escape of Jesse

Title: 1819--Escape of Jesse
Date: 2 Oct 1819
Formatted date: 1819-10-02
Event type: Escape
Description: On October 2, 1819 Jesse, an enslaved member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church, had "absconded" from slaveholder Ben Johnson some time prior to the meeting and the church had not been made aware he was gone. He also was accused of "purloining," and excluded from membership.
Participant: African American(s): Jesse; unknown, Jesse [4]; Slave holder(s): Ben Johnson; Johnson, Ben
Location: Bullittsville Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
Related resource: Johnson family; Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Source: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church

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Title	Class
Johnson, Ben	Person
unknown, Jesse [4]	Person