Beginning Date
Thursday, August 29, 1861
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Wallace (age about 22)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
William Long
Mid Points
End Point

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)