Entry/Object ID
DE.0815Collection
1821-1868 Platte County, MO, DeedsArchive Items Details
Description
Saint Joseph, Mo. Jan. 5, 1859 - This is to certify that I have sold to Peter Nelson my boy Christopher for the sum of $1000 payable 12 months after date with 10% from date. The said Negro is about 27 years of age and warranted sound in mind and body and a slave for life. Charles W. Campbell.
(Researcher's note: The Bill of Sale was included in Peder Nelson's (of Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri) November 16, 1866, claim for compensation #499 for enlisted slave Christopher Columbus. Nelson claimed he had acquired title to Christopher Columbus by “…purchase from Charles W. Campbell on the 5th January 1859 as per Bill of Sale herewith filed.")Date(s) of Creation
1/5/1859Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
ChristopherName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Columbus, ChristopherName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Campbell, Charles W. conveys slave to Nelson, PederOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Military Service Records of United States Colored Troops: 56th-138th USCT Infantry, 1864-1866 (Christopher Columbus, SCC Claim #0499)Copyright
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© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
8/12/2026General Notes
Note
Buchanan County, MissouriNote
1859.01.05 BOS Columbus, Chris SCC #0499.pdfNote
BAAC workbook: 1821-1868 Deeds CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Sheet1]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
01/05/1859: Campbell, Charles W. conveys slave to Nelson, Peder (Christopher)
