Beginning Date
Tuesday, January 1, 1850
Starting Point
End
Wednesday, January 23, 1850
UGRR Operatives Mentioned By Name
Jameson Jenkins
Mid Points
End Point
Up to 14 freedom seekers escaped from St. Louis and passed through Springfield, Illinois in January 1850, where they received help from Jameson Jenkins, a free black neighbor of Abraham Lincoln's.
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Serial Escapes
Women and/or children runaways
UGRR Involvement
Arrests
Court Hearing
Escape Origin
St. Louis, MO
Escape Numbers
14
Escape Numbers Comment
Estimated
Outcome
Mixed