Disappearance of Lewis

event name

Disappearance of Lewis

location

Residence of Simon Sommers

Identifier

EV_0874

first name

Lewis

age

Adult

age description

19

physical description

Speech impediment, 5'9", slender, very black

event type

Disappearance

event date

1815-10-19

notes

Description includes clothing taken with him, reward from $10-20 depending on where found

source

"Runaway Advertisement for Lewis." Daily National Intelligencer, 21 October 1815. Washington, DC. (As found in Genealogybank, accessed 5 June 2024.)

runaway

Lewis

enslaver

Simon Sommers