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   A SLAVE STAMPEDE.--It is said there was a regular stampede on the night of the 28th ult., among the slaves of Pendleton county, Va.–– Among those who left were three belonging to Z. Dyer, Esq., late Clerk of the county; two were owned by Cyrus Hopkins, Esq., and one by Elijah Stonestreet. About a year since, A.W. Dyer, Esq., of the same county, lost four valuable slaves in the same way. 

Citation

"A Slave Stampede," Louisville (KY) Daily Courier, August 14, 1852, p. 2

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
Virginia
Coverage Type
Via Wire Report
Location of Coverage- City
Louisville
Location of Coverage- State
Kentucky
Contains Stampede Term
Yes