Beginning Date
Saturday, December 19, 1857
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Dave (age about 35)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
John J. Murdoch
On Saturday night, December 19, 1857, a roughly 35-year-old enslaved man named Dave escaped from a property located eight miles outside of St. Louis along the Big Bend Road. His enslaver, John J. Murdoch, promised a "liberal reward" for Dave's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, December 28, 1857 (HMO)
