01/01/1859: Inventory of Jerry for Richardson, Robert B. (Estate Of) by William Paxton (Slave Sale)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

INV.0681

Collection

1836-1867 Platte County, Missouri, Probate Inventories

Archive Items Details

Description

Jerry: ~24 years old; (No date recorded but presumed) Per order of the Probate Court November 1858, William M. Paxton "…sold at private contract to Major J. Vanderslice…the negro man Jerry for $1000.00, 1/2 cash and the remainder in 6 months." (Between 1853-1861 Major Daniel Vanderslice was the USA Indian agent assigned to the Kickapoo, Sac & Fox, and Iowa tribes of Missouri)

Date(s) of Creation

1/1/1859

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Jerry

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Richardson, Robert B. (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1852-1862: IN.A.462

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/8/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/29/2025

General Notes

Note

1859.01.01 IN.A.462 Richardson, Robert Sale of Jerry 3QSQ-G9L9-QFG3.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1836-1867 Probate Inventories CatalogIt version.xlsx [Probate Inv 02.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/01/1859: Inventory of Jerry for Richardson, Robert B. (Estate Of) by William Paxton (Slave Sale)