1848--Mass Escape of Fifteen to Twenty Freedom Seekers

Title: 1848--Mass Escape of Fifteen to Twenty Freedom Seekers
Date: 1848
Formatted date: 1848-08-01
Event type: Escape
Description: 15 or 20 freedom seekers from Mason County escaped from slaveholders Greathouse, Gorsuch and others. Six of the group crossed at Ripley. Conductors were captured, one white and one free person of color, from Cincinnati. This occurred on the same night as a large group from Harrison was being pursued and engaged in Bracken County.
Participant: Slave holder(s): Greathouse; Gorsuch; Gorsuch, unknown; Greathouse, unknown
Location: Mason County (Ky.); Ripley (Ohio)
Related resource: Greathouse family; Gorsuch family
Bibliographic citation: "Mass Escape of Fifteen to Twenty Freedom Seekers," Covington Journal, Covington, KY, 11 Aug 1848
Source: Escape of Fifteen to Twenty Freedom Seekers

Item sets: AA--Events--Escapes--Kentucky--Bracken, Fleming, and Mason Counties

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Gorsuch, unknown	Person
Greathouse, unknown	Person