Robert Voorhis (Q491590)
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HC-PER-35976
- HC-PER-35976
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Robert Voorhis
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Slave
Fugitive Slave
Slave Narrative Author
Enslaved. Free before 13th Amendment. Robert Voorhis escaped from slavery but learned that his wife was likely dead (possibly due to suicide) and his children. He withdrew from society, becoming known as "Robert the Hermit.".