Transcript

A Slave Stampede occurred at Washington, D.C., a few days ago.  Over a dozen negroes, male and female, having received permission to go to a camp meeting in Montgomery county, Md., embraced the occasion to seek a more permanent camp in Canada. 

Citation

Lancaster (PA) Daily Evening Express, August 31, 1857, p. 2

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
District of Columbia
Coverage Type
Via Wire Report
Location of Coverage- City
Lancaster
Location of Coverage- State
Pennsylvania
Contains Stampede Term
Yes