Beginning Date
Monday, July 1, 1850
Starting Point
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Sherwood
Mid Points
End Point
An enslaved person, who was not identified by name, escaped from New Madrid county, Missouri around 1850 and sought refuge at Sparta, Illinois. When the slaveholder, a man named Sherwood, discovered the escapee's location, Sherwood dispatched his son and a posse in pursuit. Local anti-slavery activists protected the escapee with threats of force, sending the Missourians returning south empty-handed.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
UGRR Involvement
Violence
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Freedom
Notes on Sources
Blackett, The Captive's Quest, 153