Beginning Date
Saturday, August 12, 1843
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Simon (age 25)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
B.F. Broaddus
Mid Points
End Point
On Saturday night, August 12, 1843, an enslaved man named Simon, aged 25, escaped from a farm three miles south of Fayette in Howard county, Missouri. His enslaver, B.F. Broaddus, advertised a $50 reward for Simon's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
Fayette MO Boon's Lick Times, August 19, 1854 (NA)
