News Article on the Attempted Escape of an Enslaved Person Named Jack

Authors

Prendergast

Files

Description

News article explaining that an enslaved man named Jack, belonging to Mrs. Prendergast, made two escape attempts

ISBN

MUM00431_stone_b1_f4_027

Publication Date

12-13-1848

Relational Format

archival material

City

Savannah (Ga.)

Keywords

Enslaved persons ; Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Georgia ; Slavery -- Georgia -- History -- Sources

Comments

For more information about the contents of this collection, email archivesdept@olemiss.edu

Recommended Citation

Prendergast, "News Article on the Attempted Escape of an Enslaved Person Named Jack" (1848). Lantern Project. 112.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/lanternproject/112

Original Format

article

Original Collection

Alfred H. Stone Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Content Disclaimer

Some of the images and language that appear in this/these digital collection(s) depict prejudices that are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. This content is being presented as historical documents to aid in the understanding of both American history and the history of the University of Mississippi. The University Creed speaks to our current deeply held values, and the availability of this content should not be taken as an endorsement of previous attitudes or behavior.