Disappearance of Dennis

event name

Disappearance of Dennis

location

Residence of Simon Sommers

Identifier

EV_0873

first name

Dennis

physical description

Young, well made, yellow complexion, small forehead scar above right eye

occupation

Agriculture

occupation description

Plantation hand, coarse shoemaker

event type

Disappearance

event date

1806-03-23

notes

Description includes clothing taken with him, reward from $10-15 depending on where found

source

"Runaway Advertisement for Dennis & Hannah." Washington DC National Intelligencer, 4 April 1806. Washington, DC. Freedom on the Move. https://database.freedomonthemove.org/advertisements/0360487f-e50e-4084-8173-f8fe4463fb45 (accessed 5 June 2024).

runaway

Dennis

enslaver

Simon Sommers