Description
“AND STILL THEY GO!” - - On Saturday night last, some 35 slaves crossed the river above Weston (Missouri). On Monday night, 29 crossed below Weston. Sixty-four (64) slaves run off in 3 days!
At this rate, Platte County will soon be depopulated of this species of property. Horses, mules, wagons, &c., were taken by the runaways, and the whites who superintended the exodus. – Weston Sentinel
(Researcher's note: The Platte County Sentinel was a weekly newspaper published in Weston, Missouri, during the Civil War era from 1861 to 1864.)Date(s) of Creation
8/8/1863
