Beginning Date
Sunday, June 15, 1862
Starting Point
Participants
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Labe (age 21)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Reuben Park
Route
Mid Points
End Point
Description
A roughly 21-year-old enslaved man named Labe escaped from slaveholder Reuben Park in Henry county, Missouri, and was recaptured in Clay county in early July 1862.
Escape Attributes
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Arrests
Escape Numbers
1
Outcomes
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Sources
Notes on Sources
A roughly 21-year-old enslaved man named Labe escaped from slaveholder Reuben Park in Henry county, Missouri, and was recaptured in Clay county in early July 1862.