Beginning Date
Saturday, August 12, 1843
Starting Point
Participants
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Simon (age 25)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
B.F. Broaddus
Route
Mid Points
End Point
Description
On Saturday night, August 12, 1843, an enslaved man named Simon, aged 25, escaped from a farm three miles south of Fayette in Howard county, Missouri. His enslaver, B.F. Broaddus, advertised a $50 reward for Simon's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Notes on Sources
Fayette MO Boon's Lick Times, August 19, 1854 (NA)
