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Robert Fee

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Full name:Robert E. Fee
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
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Abolitionism Underground Railroad
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Biography

Robert E. Fee was a member of Clermont County, Ohio's most prominent Underground Railroad family and the agent of Vincent Wigglesworth, whose family had been kidnapped and enslaved. His home, frequently surrounded by slave hunters, was a station on the railroad. He was indicted by Pendleton County, Kentucky for "slave stealing."

Case

Charges: Slave stealing — indicted by Pendleton County, Kentucky.
Sentence: Indicted for slave stealing. Charges as recorded: Slave stealing — indicted by Pendleton County, Kentucky for his Underground Railroad activity.
Convicted: Indicted by Pendleton County, Kentucky.