Circular titled “Immediate and Unconditional Emancipation in Missouri, 1865-1901, Thirty-Sixth Anniversary.” Circular discusses St. Louis mayor Chauncey I. Filley’s efforts to abolish slavery in Missouri, and includes a facsimile of an ordinance abolishing slavery in Missouri, dated January 11, 1865. [accession number 63-0058], 1901 Jan

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Identifier: D01387

Staff Only

Circular: "Immediate and Unconditional Emancipation in Missouri, 1865-1901, Thirty-Sixth Anniversary," 1901

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.