Beginning Date
Tuesday, November 15, 1853
Starting Point
Participants
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Charles // Jesse // Phillis
UGRR Operatives Mentioned By Name
Francis Moss
Route
Mid Points
End Point
Description
Three enslaved people, Charles, Phillis and Jesse, were helped to escape from Boonville, Missouri by a Canadian man named Francis Moss. They were recaptured, and Moss sentenced to five years in prison.
Escape Attributes
Escape Attributes
UGRR Involvement
Arrests
Court Hearing
Imprisonment
Escape Numbers
3
Outcomes
Outcome
Recapture/Death
Sources
Notes on Sources
Blackett, The Captive's Quest, 147