Beginning Date
Saturday, May 6, 1854
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Jefferson (age about 40)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
A.D. Kunzell
On Saturday, May 6, 1854, a roughly 40-year-old enslaved man named Jefferson escaped from near Marthasville in Warren county, Missouri. His enslaver, A.D. Kunzell, advertised a $100 reward for Jefferson's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, May 10, 1854 (GB)
