bef 1857--Boat Explosion

Item

Title
bef 1857--Boat Explosion
Formatted date
1857-01-01
Before
1857
Event type
Escape
Description
Before 1857, eight men perished in an explosion of the "Noah P. Sprague" boat on the Detroit River. Among them, William Sanford, [first name unknown] Tolliver (a.k.a. Talliaferro), and [first name unknown] Stephenson, all listed as "colored" and from Malden, Canada West They were possibly part of a Cass County (Mich.) migrant group.
Participant
African American(s): William Sanford; unknown Tolliver (Taliaferro); unknown Stephenson
Sanford, William
unknown, Tolliver
unknown, Stephenson
Bibliographic citation
"Boat Explosion," The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI, 15 Nov 1857

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Items with "Participant in: bef 1857--Boat Explosion"
Title Class
Sanford, William Person
unknown, Stephenson Person
unknown, Tolliver Person