Beginning Date
Wednesday, July 11, 1860
Starting Point
Participants
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Wilse (age 25)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
W.T. Reynolds
Description
Around 2pm on Wednesday, July 11, 1860, a 25-year-old enslaved man named Wilse escaped from the steamer Hannibal City while it was docked at Cap au Gris in Lincoln county, Missouri. His enslaver, W.T. Reynolds, advertised a $200 reward for Wilse's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Waterways Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 19, 1860 (HMO)
