Box 1
Contains 81 Results:
Deed of emancipation signed Alfred Chadwick of St. Louis County, Missouri, freeing a 32-year-old Negro slave woman named Milly and an 11-year-old Negro slave girl named Bell (alias Isabella). Chadwick frees these two slaves in consideration of $600. Chadwick had purchased these two slaves from Elkanah English and Catherine English on July 1, 1850. Witnesses, Saml. A. Holmes and Jas. R. Lackland. Document recorded in the St. Louis Circuit Court by M.S. Cerre, clerk, December 6, 1852. Includes notation of St. Louis Circuit Court Clerk Stephen Rice, April 26, 1861, certifying that the foregoing document is a true copy of the deed of emancipation., 1852 Dec 6
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.
Deed of emancipation signed Polley Graves of St. Louis, freeing her 35-year-old slave James Young. Graves frees her slave in consideration of $650. Witnesses, Lucien Carr and George Marshall. Includes statement of Lucien Carr and George Marshall, certifying this deed, recorded in the St. Louis Circuit Court by Michael S. Cerre, clerk, January 26, 1853. [gift of Mrs. Mildred Ruedi Shannon, St. Louis, August 27, 1956], 1853 Jan 22
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.
Receipt of $300 for the sale of a 5-year-old slave named Addelline from John Wells to Josiah Camp. Dated Montgomery County, Missouri. [gift of Emil Rosenberger, Montgomery City, Missouri], 1853 July 27
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.
Receipt of $900 for the sale of a 13-year-old Negro slave named Henry from H.H. Camp to Josiah Camp. [gift of Emil Rosenberger, Montgomery City, Missouri], 1859 Oct 29
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.
Deed of manumission signed August Gamache and Catharina Ciders Gamache of Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri, freeing a 12-year-old mulatto boy named William Ciders, the son of Louisa, deceased. Witnesses, Augustus A. Blumenthal and Matilda Emore. Includes a notation signed Augustus A. Blumenthal, March 14, 1854, stating that this deed of manumission "is a true copy of an original paper drawn up by me at the request of Auguste Gamache and Catharina Ciders Gamache. . . ." In this note he describes the scene when the document was written and mentions others in attendance: Frank Emore; a servant girl named Carolina; a daughter of Paul Robert; and his wife, Carolina Blumenthal. [accession number 57-0109], 1854 Mar 14
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.
Receipt of $1,050 for the sale of a 25-year-old Negro slave named Jim from Mary H. Tindall to Alexander McElhinney. Document dated St. Louis County, Missouri., 1854 July 12
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.
Receipt of $800 for the sale of a 22-year-old Negro slave woman named Sarah from I. & T. Holliday to Thos Morse. Document dated Aberdeen, Mississippi. [accession number 57-0120], 1854 Nov 7
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.
Receipt of $1,200 for the sale of a 27-year-old Negro woman named Fannie from Eliz. Hewitt (represented by Mari B. Eckford[?]) to Sarah A. Morse. Document dated Aberdeen, Mississippi. [accession number 57-0134], 1856 Sept 6
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.
Receipt of $900 for the sale of a 27-year-old Negro slave named Bob from Benj. N. McElroy to James A.B. McElroy. [accession number 89-0020], 1856 Mar 31
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.
Deed of manumission signed Walker D. Shumate, agent of the Missouri State Colonization Society and of St. Louis County, Missouri, freeing the following slaves: 43-year-old Negro named Philip; 40-year-old Jemima; 19-year-old Amanda; 14-year-old Jane; 9-year-old Mary; 5-year-old Elvira; and 3-year-old Eveline. Witnesses, William C. Jamison and Geo. W. Cline. Includes acknowledgment of the deed by Walker D. Shumate, recorded in the St. Louis Circuit Court by William J. Hammond, clerk, April 29, 1856. [gift of Dr. A.H. Conrad, St. Louis, March 20, 1952], 1856 Apr 29
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.