Beginning Date
Thursday, June 2, 1859
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Rachel (age about 24)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
William W. Henderson
On Thursday, June 2, 1859, a roughly 24-year-old enslaved woman named Rachel escaped from the Nutt Farm on St. Charles Plank Road outside of St. Louis. Rachel's enslaver, William W. Henderson, advertised a $100 reward for her recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Women and/or children runaways
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, June 8, 1859 (HMO)