Beginning Date
Sunday, August 16, 1857
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Lewis (age about 22)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
R. Bircher
On Sunday, August 16, 1857, a roughly 22-year-old enslaved man named Lewis escaped from a farm near St. Louis. His enslaver, R. Bircher, advertised a $100 reward for his recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, August 23, 1857 (HMO)
