It is stated that the expense of C. T. BUTLER, Esq., is attending the capture and delivery in the Charlestown Jail, of his fugitive slave Moses Horner, amounted to the sum of $1100.
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A chronological listing of historical events which may have affected the lives of residents in eastern Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
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