Beginning Date
Sunday, April 23, 1854
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Mahale (or Mary) Walker (age 24)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
H.B. Moreland
On Sunday April 23, 1854, a roughly 24-year-old enslaved woman named Mahale, or Mary Walker, fled carrying a bible with her name and date of birth inscribed in it. Her enslaver, H.B. Moreland, noted that he still had possession of her son, and advertised a $100 reward for her recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Women and/or children runaways
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, May 13, 1854 (HMO)
