Disappearance of Sarah · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Disappearance of Sarah
location: Residence of John A. Sommers
Identifier: EV_0949
first name: Sarah
age: Adult
age description: 20
physical description: Mulatto, yellow complexion, slender, narrow face with a long under jaw and lip, speech impediment, smart
occupation: Domestic Service
occupation description: House servant
event type: Disappearance
event date: 1824-02-20
notes: Reward offered $15/$20; likely ran to her mother in Washington City
source: "Runaway Advertisement for Sarah and Rebecca." Daily National Intelligencer, 26 July 1824. Washington, DC. As found in GenealogyBank (accessed 8 June 2024).
runaway: Sarah
enslaver: John A. Sommers