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1847 Boone County KY Stampede

KY
Beginning Date
Friday, May 7, 1847
Starting Point
Kenton County, KY
Route
Mid Points
Unknown
End Point
Unknown
Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
11
Escape Numbers Comment
11, one (Henry Buckner) failed to arrive in time to join group
Outcomes
Outcome
Legal Action
Recapture/Death
Freedom
Sources
Related Documents
Covington (KY) Licking Valley Register, May 8, 1847
Covington (KY) Licking Valley Register, "Infamous!," September 3, 1847
Covington (KY) Licking Valley Register, September 17, 1847
Deposition of Dr. Evan J. Bonine, April 25, 1850
Settlement between Thornton Timberlake and Michigan Abolitionists, December 3, 1851
Battle Creek (MI) Sunday Morning Call, "Out of Bondage" August 3, 1884

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