Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Bill of sale of Sam Ray enslaved family for $2,000, sold by F. Kennett and Ann White, mother of Julia Kennett, to settle the estate of James M. White. The family was sold to Francis I. Smith with the understanding that they will be freed in a period of 20-25 years., 1847 Feb 24
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection comprises papers of the Kennett and Frost families, including notes and receipts of the Kennett, White and Company, circa 1840; letters of D.M. Frost to his wife from Texas in 1852 regarding Indian wars and letters dated 1856 regarding the Sioux War; diary of Edwin Harrison, 1858, which concerns the social life of St. Louis; and Civil War letters of Ferdinand Kennett, Jr. (Confederate) to his parents, 1864. (The Kennett family left Selma Hall and moved to St. Louis during...
Dates:
1847 Feb 24