Disappearance of James Cassady · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Disappearance of James Cassady
location: Residence of Richard B. Mason
Identifier: EV_2989
first name: James
last name: Cassady
name note: Also known as Jim
age: Adult
age description: 14-15
physical description: Yellow complexion, short, long woolly hair, Indian descent, downcast eyes
event type: Disappearance
event date: 1839-06-17
notes: Clothing: dark cloth jacket, linen pantaloons, cloth cap; reward offered
source: "Runaway Advertisement for James Cassady." Daily National Intelligencer, 29 June 1839. Washington, DC. As found on GenealogyBank (accessed 11 September 2024).
place: Georgetown, DC
place type: City
runaway: James Cassady
enslaver: Richard B. Mason