Beginning Date
Wednesday, September 30, 1857
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Edmund (age mid-20s)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Augustus Wenger
On Wednesday, September 30, 1857, an enslaved man in his mid-20s named Edmund ran away from Mount Helicon (present-day Sullivan) in Franklin county, Missouri. His enslaver, Augustus Wenger, advertised a $150 reward for his recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, October 15, 1857 (HMO)
