Beginning Date
Sunday, July 19, 1857
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Felix (age about 35)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
John W. Gibson
On Sunday night, July 19, 1857, a roughly 35-year-old enslaved man named Felix escaped. His enslaver, John W. Gibson, believed that Felix was "lurking about in the neighborhood to avoid labor," commonly known as lying out, and advertised a $200 reward for Felix's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, August 9, 1857 (HMO)
