Beginning Date
Friday, June 30, 1854
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Charles
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Gratz & Shelby
An enslaved man named Charles escaped from Berlin, Missouri, near Lexington and Dover in Lafayette county, reportedly taking a skiff and using it to navigate to freedom. His enslavers, the firm of Gratz & Shelby, advertised a $100 reward for his recapture.
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Waterways Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 7, 1854 (HMO)
