Beginning Date
Sunday, August 30, 1857
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Lucy (age 27)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Leroy Kingsland
On Sunday night, August 30, 1857, a roughly 27-year-old enslaved woman named Lucy escaped from St. Louis. Her enslaver, Leroy Kingsland, advertised a $100 reward for her recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, September 9, 1857 (HMO)
