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   STAMPEDE OF SLAVES.--On Saturday night about fifteen slaves left Washington, D.C., in a covered wagon under pretense of going to a camp-meeting, but as they have not since been heard from it is supposed they have made tracks for a free State. Officers have gone out in pursuit. 

Citation

"Stampede of Slaves," Pickens (SC) Keowee Courier, September 5, 1857, p. 2

Related Escape / Stampede
Location of Stampede
District of Columbia
Coverage Type
Via Wire Report
Location of Coverage- City
Pickens
Location of Coverage- State
South Carolina
Contains Stampede Term
Yes