Beginning Date
Saturday, September 7, 1850
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Anthony (age 26) // Margaret (age 22)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
James F. Botts // James Wilfley
Mid Points
End Point
On Saturday night, September 7, 1850, a 26-year-old enslaved man named Anthony, and a 22-year-old woman named Margaret, escaped from a farm 10 miles south of the town of Florida in Monroe county, Missouri. They took with them a bay mare. Their enslavers, James F. Botts and James Wilfley, advertised a $300 reward for the pair's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Multiple Slaveholders
Women and/or children runaways
Wagon / Horseback Escape
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
2
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
Palmyra MO Whig, September 19, 1850 (NA)
