1860--Two Captured In Aurora
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Title
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1860--Two Captured In Aurora
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Date
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7 May 1860
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Formatted date
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1860-05-07
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Event type
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Escape
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Description
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On May 7, 1860 James Holmes, West Abbot, R. T. Terrill and several other men "took 2 negroes" at Aurora. Possibly the same capture as one mentioned in an article dated May 10th. One man belonged to Arnold (Lewis), near Verona, the other man belonged to Conner (John F). July 2: James Holmes, Robert Terrill, Mat Wert, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. Ricketts were paid $113 for the enslaved men captured in Aurora.
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Participant
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Slave holder(s): Lewis Arnold; John Conner
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Conner, John [2]
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Other participant(s): West Abbot; Mr. Bailey; James Holmes; Mr. Ricketts; Robert T. Terrill; Mat Wert
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