Beginning Date
Saturday, July 16, 1853
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Jerry (age about 28)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
James W. Goslee
On Saturday night, July 16, 1853, a roughly 28-29-year-old enslaved man named Jerry escaped from the steamboat George Collier. The captain of the vessel, James W. Goslee, advertised a $200 reward for Jerry's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Waterways Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
St. Louis Missouri Republican, September 29, 1853 (GB)
