Beginning Date
Wednesday, July 11, 1860
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Wilse (age 25)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
W.T. Reynolds
Around 2pm on Wednesday, July 11, 1860, a 25-year-old enslaved man named Wilse escaped from the steamer Hannibal City while it was docked at Cap au Gris in Lincoln county, Missouri. His enslaver, W.T. Reynolds, advertised a $200 reward for Wilse's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Waterways Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 19, 1860 (HMO)
