Beginning Date
Sunday, July 24, 1859
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Caeser // Charles // Dan // John // Ann
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Osamus Hunt
On Sunday, July 24, 1859, five enslaved people, Caeser, Charles, Dan, John and Ann, ran away from a property located 16 miles west of Arrow Rock, Missouri. Their enslaver, Osamus Hunt, advertised a $500 reward for their recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Single Group Escape
Women and/or children runaways
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
5
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, July 30, 1859 (HMO); St. Louis Missouri Republican, August 13, 1859 (HMO)
