Disappearance of Henry Bingham

event name: Disappearance of Henry Bingham
location: Residence of Robert E. Lee
Identifier: EV_2833
first name: Henry
last name: Bingham
event type: Disappearance
event date: 1859-04-22
notes: Committed as runaway, released 4 days later
source: Hynson, Jerry M. 1999 District of Columbia Runaway and Fugitive Slave Cases, 1848-1863. Heritage Books: Westminster, MD.
place: Washington County, DC, Jail
place type: Corrections Facility
runaway: Henry Bingham
enslaver: Robert E. Lee; Charles Walters