Samuel and Jane Harper
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Samuel and Jane Harper escaped in the winter of 1858 – 1859 from Missouri. They escaped as part of a larger group and were led to freedom to Canada by John Brown.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site
Though we cannot be sure exactly where Eliza Harris and her child ended up in Canada, we may have one clue. Levi Coffin wrote in his book that he and his wife, Catharine, visited Canada West in the Windsor and Chatham area east of Detroit, Michigan…