Beginning Date
Thursday, August 29, 1861
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Wallace (age about 22)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
William Long
On Thursday, August 29, 1861, a roughly 22-year-old enslaved man named Wallace escaped from Perry Furnace, near Potosi, Missouri. His enslaver, William Long, advertised a $200 reward for Wallace's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, September 14, 1861 (HMO)
