Beginning Date
Sunday, June 22, 1862
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Jim (age about 24)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
A. Byler
A roughly 24-year-old enslaved man named Jim escaped from Cooper county, Missouri on Sunday, June 22, 1862. His enslaver, A. Byler, advertised a "liberal reward" for Jim's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 17, 1862 (HMO)
