Disappearance of Rebecca · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Disappearance of Rebecca
location: Residence of Simon Sommers
Identifier: EV_0952
first name: Rebecca
age: Adult
age description: 18
physical description: Yellow complexion, thick and stout, broad full face, smart, active
occupation: Domestic Service
occupation description: House servant
event type: Disappearance
event date: 1824-07-18
notes: Clothing: blue domestic frock and other dresses; 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: Rebecca
enslaver: Simon Sommers