Beginning Date
Friday, July 5, 1861
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Rose (age about 37)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
J. Hurd
On Friday, July 5, 1861, a roughly 37-year-old enslaved woman named Rose escaped from St. Louis. Her enslaver, J. Hurd, advertised a $100 reward for Rose's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 16, 1861 (HMO)
