Beginning Date
Saturday, March 25, 1854
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Israel (also Ephraim)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
R. Bartlett
An enslaved man named Israel, who also went as Ephraim, escaped from a steamboat near St. Louis on March 25, 1854. His enslaver, R. Bartlett, advertised a $100 reward for his recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Waterways Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, April 8, 1854 (HMO)
