1849--Escape Attempt Across River
Item
- Title
- 1849--Escape Attempt Across River
- Date
- 10 Sep 1849
- Formatted date
- 1849-09-10
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Eight enslaved people attempted to cross “below Maysville” on September 10, 1849. The skiff capsized, 4 drowned, four were caught, and the enslaved conductor was flogged with 39 lashes.
- Location
- Mason County (Ky.)
- Bibliographic citation
- "Escape Attempt Across River," Lower Sandusky Freeman, Fremont, OH, 29 Sep 1849
- Source
- Escape Attempt Across River