Beginning Date
Friday, September 1, 1854
Starting Point
Participants
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Elizabeth, Sophia, Lewis
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
W.G. Pettus
Description
At three o'clock on Friday afternoon, September 1, 1854, 32-year-old Elizabeth, 28-year-old Sophia, and Elizabeth's 11-year-old son Lewis escaped from slavery in St. Louis. Their enslaver, W.G. Pettus, suspected that they had "been seduced from my service by a thieving Abolitionist scoundrel." Pettus offered a $300 reward for the trio's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
3
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Notes on Sources
St. Louis (MO) Republican, September 19, 1854
