Green plaque № 55129

Westport, KY, United States

The Courthouse and Enslavement. Records related to the enslavement were common. Justice of the Peace William Gatewood was charged for the illegal hire-out of Mahala, mother of Henry Bibb's wife Malinda. Bibb, a famous abolitionist, escaped Gatewood's enslavement & created a colony in Canada for fugi

tive slaves. (REVERSE) Westport Courthouse. First Court session held here in 1828. In addition to indicting criminals and appointing justices of the peace, the court resolved sales, auctions, and esca

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