Beginning Date
Saturday, July 16, 1859
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
George (age 22) // Smith (age 21) // Tom (age 32) //Isaac (or Ike) (age 28)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
James Hill, Sr. // C.J. Buford
On Saturday, July 16, 1859, four enslaved men, 22-year-old George, 21-year-old Smith, 32-year-old Tom and 28-year-old Isaac (or "Ike"), escaped from Fredericktown, Missouri. Their enslavers, James Hill, Sr. and C.J. Buford, advertised a $1,200 reward for the recapture of the four men.
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Single Group Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
4
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 27, 1859 (HMO)
