Freedom seeking of people enslaved at Elk Hill, 1781

Event Record
Status: FreedomSeeker
EVENT DETAILS
Eight people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson escape from Elk Hill during a British invasion.
Event Type: Subtype Status: FreedomSeeker
Date 1781
Location From Elk Hill To British Encampment
SOURCES
Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 29
Jefferson’s Statement of Losses to the British at His Cumberland Plantations in 1781, [27 January 1783]
Thomas Jefferson to William Gordon, 16 July 1788
RELATED EVENTS
Freedom seeking of people enslaved in Cumberland County, 1781
Freedom seeking of Barnaby, 1781
Freedom seeking of people enslaved at Shadwell, 1781
EVENT PARTICIPANTS
Participant Role Status Occupation Notes
Recorded together in source
Sall (d. 1781) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Flora (d. 1781) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Quomina (d. 1781) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Jemmy (1771-1781) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Recorded together in source
Judy (b. 1764) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Natia (b. 1773) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Recorded individually
Joe (1764-1781) Freedom Seeker Liminal Status
Jenny Freedom Seeker Liminal Status