“Wholesale Capture of Slaves From Abolition Negro Stealers”
St Clair County MO, Jackson County MO, Clay County MO, Platte County MO, Leavenworth County KS
February 11, 1860
Description
The Westport Border Star reports on the capture of fourteen escaped slaves just outside of Lawrence, Kansas. The report states that the escapees were armed and would have “made a deathly resistence,” but the white conductors surrendered. The white men were John Doye, Charles Doye, and Mr. Clough. There are significant details of those who escaped, including physical details and the name and location of their enslavers. There were also 2 free black men in the party, Wilson Hays and Charles Smith.
Party 1 (Typically the Seller)
Joseph Winston, George Kirk, Mrs. S.M. Wilson, T.H. West, W.H. Russell, W.A. NewmanSource
Westport Border Star, Missouri Digital HeritageEnslaved First Name(s)
Ransom Winston, Dan Bright, Abe Robey, Ben Logan, Malinda, Catharine West, Mary Russell, DickItem Number
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