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   NEGRO STAMPEDE.––On Tuesday night last, (five men, a woman, and two children) belonging to sundry citizens of Mason county, Kentucky, made their escape, and have not yet been recovered.––There is strong ground of suspicion that a portion, if not all of the fugitives, fled in concert, and that they were aided by white confederates in crossing the river. Tee [The] Maysville Eagle calls for an association of Slave holders for the protection of their property. 

Citation

"Negro Stampede," Wheeling (VA) Daily Intelligencer, September 23, 1852, p. 2

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
Kentucky
Coverage Type
Original
Location of Coverage- City
Wheeling
Location of Coverage- State
Virginia
Contains Stampede Term
Yes