Beginning Date
Tuesday, October 3, 1848
Starting Point
Description
On Tuesday, October 3, 1848, a 30-year-old enslaved man named Jack Holliday escaped from slaveholder W.G. Clark's sawmill north of St. Louis. Clark advertised a $150 reward for Holliday's recapture.
Escape Attributes
Escape Numbers
1
Outcomes
Outcome
Unknown
Sources
Notes on Sources
St. Louis MO Republican, October 12, 1848 (GB)