Entry/Object ID
NP.0645Collection
Newspaper ArticlesArchive Items Details
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The police were notified today that much coal is being taken from cars on the Santa Fe track. Jennie Richardson who lives on Miami Street between Tenth and Eleventh Streets was arrested on the charge. She is 69 years of age (1822 estimated birth year) and said she was a slave in Platte City in the family of Dr. Marshall during slavery times. She admitted picking coal from the ground where it had fallen from wagons.Date(s) of Creation
1/24/1891Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
JennieName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Richardson, JennieName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Marshall, Franklin, Dr.Other Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Evening Standard (Leavenworth, KS, 1881-1903): 01/24/1891, p. 4Copyright
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ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
7/6/2026General Notes
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Platte City, MissouriNote
1891.01.24 Jennie Richardson Evening_Standard_1891_01_24_4.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
01/24/1891: Theft of Coal (Jennie Richardson)