Beginning Date
Saturday, July 16, 1859
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Jeff (age 26) // Allen (age 23)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Melton & Woods
Mid Points
End Point
On Saturday night, July 16, 1859, two enslaved men, 26-year-old Jeff and 23-year-old Allen, escaped from Waverly, Missouri aboard a skiff, reportedly bound for Alton, Illinois with the intention of taking the Alton and Chicago Railroad to Chicago. Their enslavers, the firm of Melton & Woods, advertised a $500 reward for the recapture of Jeff and Allen.
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Single Group Escape
Railroad Escape
Waterways Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
2
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 22, 1859 (HMO)
