The $300 reward ad placed by Henry Shaw for Jim, a person enslaved by Shaw who escaped.

Missouri Republican. 1855. “The $300 Reward Ad Placed by Henry Shaw for Jim, a Person Enslaved by Shaw Who Escaped”. Newspaper, Missouri Republican, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/59619

Title: The $300 reward ad placed by Henry Shaw for Jim, a person enslaved by Shaw who escaped.
Description: This newspaper ad was published in the Missouri Republican on May 25, 1855. Henry Shaw places a $300 reward for Jim, who, according to the ad, calls himself Jim Kennerly, who was enslaved by Shaw but escaped.
Jim is described to have aged about twenty as of 1855, about five(?) feet six inches tall: rather stout made, mild spoken, intelligent, and called himself Jim Kennerly.
Creator: Missouri Republican
Contributor: Betty Lee
Date: May 25, 1855
Place: St. Louis
Source: Missouri Botanical Garden Archives
Identifier: IMAGE 0142
Language: English
Medium: Newspaper, Missouri Republican
Mentioned Person: James (Jim) Kennerly; Henry Shaw

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