01/30/1843: Burnes, William G. conveys slave to Staggs, Samuel & Light, John L. (Evy)

Entry/Object ID

DE.0093

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

Burnes executes mortgage to Staggs and Light conveying slaves as security. "… one Negro man Harry aged about 45 (years old), one Negro man named Presley (now in the jail of Platte County) aged about 38, one Negro man named Peter is about 32, one Negro boy named George aged about 10, one Negro woman named Evy aged about 19, one Negro woman name Sarah aged about 17, one Negro woman named Mary aged about 15, one Negro woman named Susan aged about 31 with her infant boy child about 4 weeks old, one Negro girl named Lucy aged about 14, one Negro girl named Fanny aged about 6, one Negro girl named Emma about 4, one Negro child named Harriet aged about 2, one Negro child named Nancy aged about 2..."

Date(s) of Creation

1/30/1843

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Evy

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Burnes, William G. conveys slave to Staggs, Samuel & Light, John L.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. B 1843-1844: De.B.018-019

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/24/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1843.01.30 De.B.018-019 Burnes to Staggs and Light.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1821-1868 Deeds CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Sheet1]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/30/1843: Burnes, William G. conveys slave to Staggs, Samuel & Light, John L. (Evy)