Beginning Date
Saturday, October 18, 1856
Starting Point
Participants
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Antoine (age 24) // Philip (age about 35)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
B.T. Beauvais // Eloy Lecompte
Route
Mid Points
End Point
Description
On Saturday, October 18, 1856, two enslaved men, 24-year-old Antoine and Philip, aged between 35-40 years, escaped from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Their enslavers, B.T. Beauvais and Eloy Lecompte, respectively, each advertised separate $200 rewards for their individual recapture.
Escape Attributes
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
2
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, October 28, 1856 (HMO)
