Beginning Date
Thursday, June 1, 1848
Starting Point
On Thursday, June 1, 1848, an enslaved man named Armstead escaped from St. Louis. His enslaver, William North, suspected that Armstead had escaped along with a recently sold enslaved man "of notorious charachter." North offered $200 for Amstead's recapture.
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis MO Republican, July 1, 1848 (GB)
