Beginning Date
Saturday, July 1, 1854
Starting Point
UGRR Operatives Mentioned By Name
Harper
Mid Points
End Point
A report from the LaGrange, MO Bulletin noted that sometime in early July 1854, four enslaved people escaped from Howard county, and were recaptured near LaGrange. Slaveholders blamed this escape on abolitionists from Quincy. The newspaper in Quincy responded by commenting: "We are getting a little tired of this disposition of our Missouri friends to lose their equilibrium, and charge that every slave stampede that takes place originates in this city."
Escape Attributes
Single Group Escape
UGRR Involvement
Arrests
Escape Numbers
4
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Notes on Sources
Quincy IL Whig, July 18, 1854 (QA)