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   STAMPEDE OF SLAVES.--The papers of the eastern shore record the sudden disappearance of a number of slaves. Three men belonging to Mr. Wm. H. DeCourcey, of Wye Neck, Queen Anne's County, ran off on the night of the 14th inst.; he offers $500 for their arrest. Three servants, belonging, one to Mr. John W. Battie, one to Mr. John Harris, and the other to Mr. Spedden Orem, of Talbot County, disappeared on Saturday night last, taking with them two horses belonging to Morris G. Colston, and one to Mr. Battie. Mr. Colston pursued, but succeeded only in recovering the horses.--Baltimore Clipper. 

Citation

"Stampede of Slaves," Montpelier (VT) Green Mountain Freeman, October 2, 1851, p. 3.

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
Maryland
Coverage Type
Via Wire Report
Location of Coverage- City
Montpelier
Location of Coverage- State
Vermont
Contains Stampede Term
Yes