Beginning Date
Thursday, July 1, 1852
Starting Point
Mid Points
End Point
Sometime during the early summer of 1852, four enslaved people escaped from Palmyra, Missouri. Two were recaptured by an Illinois sheriff near Quincy.
Escape Attributes
Single Group Escape
Arrests
Escape Numbers
4
Outcome
Mixed
Notes on Sources
Blackett, The Captive's Quest, 140