Beginning Date
Saturday, November 12, 1859
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Jack (age late 30s)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
Forunatus Castlio
On Saturday, November 12, 1859, an enslaved man named Jack, in his late 30s, escaped from near Hamburg in St. Charles county, Missouri. His enslaver, Forunatus Castlio, advertised a $250 reward for Jack's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, November 17, 1859 (GB)
