Beginning Date
Sunday, January 18, 1857
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Washington, or Wash (age about 22)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Theodore Bates
A roughly 22-year-old enslaved man named Washington, or Wash, escaped from Berger, MIssouri in Franklin county, on Saturday morning, January 18, 1857. His enslaver, Theodore Bates, offered a $200 reward for his recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, January 24, 1857 (HMO)