1831--Squire Nelson Escapes to Canada
Item
- Title
- 1831--Squire Nelson Escapes to Canada
- Date
- 1831
- Formatted date
- 1831-01-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Squire Nelson, born in 1815, escaped from Mason County, Kentucky, circa 1831. He made it to Canada, and served in the Canadian militia.
- Participant
- African American(s): Squire Nelson
- Location
- Mason County (Ky.)
- Related resource
- Nelson family
- Bibliographic citation
- "Squire Nelson Escapes to Canada," The Ottawa Journal, Ottoway, Ontario, Canada, June 23, 1887, page 4.