| Kenton County split off from Campbell in 1840, so some of the items below may well be what would be Kenton County items. | ||
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  The Mirror, October 30, 1799 |
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  Western Spy, November 7, 1812 |
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 The Western Spy, October 6, 1815 |
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 The Western Spy, December 28, 1807 |
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The National Republican And Ohio Political Register, May 2, 1823 |
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The National Republican And Ohio Political Register, May 2, 1823 |
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| Newport man expounds on the virtues of sending African Americans back to Africa, 1832. | ||
  The Daily Cincinnati Republican And Commercial Register, September 22, 1835 |
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| The trial of Newport's Frank in Cincinnati, 1836 | ||
| Slavery, in 1841 Newport, here. |
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| A slave story from “in back of Newport.” |
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| “Mrs. General Taylor loses three slaves to the underground railroad, here, 1842. Gen. Taylor loses at least one, here, 1854 | ||
| Newport citizens told not to worry about their slaves. They're safe. In Canada. 1853. |
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| Methodist woman has a change of heart, 1850. |
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| Twelve escaped, enslaved, Campbell Countians captured in Huron County in 1843. | ||
| Campbell Sheriff sells Henrietta Wood into slavery in 1853. She gets her revenge. |
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| Rybon Mayo may or may not have been a slave escaped from Campbell County, 1854. More here. | ||
| In 1856, Albert Sydney details his life, and his escape from Newport. |
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| James and Henry runaway from Alexandria, 1858 |
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| Newport makes strong attempt to rid the city of free Negroes, 1859, here. | ||
 Cincinnati Daily Commercial, September 13, 1859 |
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“On Tuesday morning, Dec. 28th, a runaway negro, the property of Mr. Stark, of Campbell county, Kentucky, was captured in attempting to cross the Ohio, below Ludlow.” Sacramento Daily Union, January 26, 1859 |
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| In Alexandria, Elijah Fields attempts to buy his brother out of slavery. 1859. |
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| “HOW FREE NEGROES ARE TREATED IN KENTUCKY -- A few days ago JAMES WAGGONER, a free negro, was kidnapped and carried over from Ohio into Kentucky. He finally escaped from his captors, but was imprisoned in Newport. Finally, he managed, to have his case brought before the Court, but it was decided that he had no right to his liberty, although, it was proved that he was born in Ohio, of free parents. He was immediately put into a buggy and driven off to Alexandria, Ky. An injunction was immediately taken out and sent in pursuit of the fugitives, but before the party in change of the negro had been in Alexandria ten minutes they had sold him to one Dr. FOSTER, for $700. Dr. FOSTER has since published a card in the Cincinnati papers, stating that he believed the negro to be a fugitive from Slavery, and that he is willing to sell him for what he gave for him.” New York Times, June 14, 1860 | ||
| A free Chancellor Livingston spends two weeks in jail before Newport lets him go. |
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| “A Mr. Collier, of Alexandria, Ky., was suspected of inducing a slave to run off. The inhabitants, like sensible people, instead of tarring and feathering him, met - had the value of his property appraised by a sworn auctioneer, raised the money, handed the amount to the suspected gentleman, and told him to depart, and never to visit those 'diggings' again. He did as was bid.” Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 12, 1860 | ||
| Gatchill, 1861 | |
The sad story of Polly West, 1861, here. |
 The Anti Slavery Bugle, August 9, 1856 |
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| An undated slavery incident between Cincinnati and Newport. | ||
| Kentucky and Ohio Governor's differ and how to treat an escaped Newport slave, here. | ||
The Boone County Library has a web site detailing known slave escapes from Northern Kentucky. The Campbell only list is here.
