Beginning Date
Wednesday, May 17, 1854
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Sarah (with four-year-old son)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Henry Shaw
On either May 17 or 18, 1854, an enslaved woman named Sarah escaped from St. Louis with her nearly four-year-old son, whose name was not recorded. Her enslaver, prominent St. Louis resident Henry Shaw, offered a $400 reward for their joint recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Women and/or children runaways
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
2
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, June 11, 1854 (HMO)
