Beginning Date
Tuesday, March 20, 1860
Starting Point
UGRR Operatives Mentioned By Name
Theodore Massey
A family of three enslaved people were helped to escape from St. Louis by Theodore Massey, a free African American. Massey and the three freedom seekers were recaptured before they could cross the Mississippi river.
Escape Attributes
UGRR Involvement
Arrests
Escape Numbers
3
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Notes on Sources
Blackett, The Captive's Quest, 148. Blackett appears to cite the St. Louis Missouri Democrat, March 23, April 7, 1860.