1855-05-21: Payment for the Capture of Esther · WashU & Slavery

1855-05-21: Payment for the Capture of Esther

Title: 1855-05-21: Payment for the Capture of Esther
Description: Henry Shaw pays Bernard M. Lynch $100 for capturing Esther, who had escaped to Illinois, and returning her to St. Louis.
Event Type: Violence: Capture; Commercial transaction
Action Status: Completed
Date: May 21, 1855
Source: Receipt for expenses incurred for capturing Esther, 21 May 1855
Primary Participant: Esther
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Henry Shaw
Sex: Female
Author: Bernard M. Lynch
Perpetrator: Bernard M. Lynch
Price: $100