Two brothers made their way from Bath to freedom via the Underground Railroad
by Kate Shunney
An unlikely journey by two brothers from enslavement to freedom began here in Morgan County during early February of 1837.
The two men — named by their enslavers as “Patrick” and “Abraham” – are said to have escaped from the Fruit Hill Farm of Col. John Sherrard where they were considered his personal property.
The lengthy and violent path…
