Disappearance of William Sprigg

event name: Disappearance of William Sprigg
location: Residence of Samuel Birch Sr.
Identifier: EV_3691
first name: William
last name: Sprigg
name note: Possibly ED_00198, but same name as ED_00207
event type: Disappearance
event date: 1855-10-06
notes: Committed as runaway, released 16 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: William Sprigg
enslaver: Samuel Birch Sr.; John Bayley