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Ben, escaped from John McKinley

Title

Ben, escaped from John McKinley

Subject

Enslaved people

Description

This is a newspaper advertisement seeking a person to deliver Ben, a man of 20 years, to John McKinley in Huntsville or Isaac Southworth in Florence. Ben had escaped from McKinley in Huntsville before being captured and committed to the jail in Nashville, TN.

Creator

McKinley, John (1780-1852)

Source

Nashville Whig

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

Contributor

Brian Murphy

Format

PNG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

mckinley.png

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

Enslaved People

Citation

McKinley, John (1780-1852), “Ben, escaped from John McKinley,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 19, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1028.

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