01/22/1851: Negroes for Sale (Eliza's child)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0041

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Negroes for Sale." - - The subscriber offers for sale 9 valuable servants, viz: George 44 years old; William 13 years old; Tom 8 years old; Hannah and child 27 years old and 6 months old; Eliza and child 22 years old and 6 months old; Lucy Ann 10 years old; Octavia, 12 years old. For further particulars and terms apply to Orris B. (Buchanan) Saunders 1 1/4 miles northeast of St. Joseph. Jan. 22

Date(s) of Creation

1/22/1851

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Child (Eliza's child)

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Saunders, Orris B.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

St. Joseph Weekly Gazette (St. Joseph, MO, 1845-1900): 01/22/1851, p. 2

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/24/2026

General Notes

Note

St. Joseph, Missouri

Note

1851.01.22 9 Negroes The_St_Joseph_Weekly_Gazette_1851_01_22_2.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/22/1851: Negroes for Sale (Eliza's child)