Beginning Date
Friday, May 16, 1856
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Dow (age 23)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
John C. Cox
An enslaved man named Dow, about 23 years in age, escaped from Blytheville (modern day Union City) in what was then Jasper county, Missouri. His enslaver, John C. Cox, advertised a $300 reward for his recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, June 4, 1856 (HMO)
