02/05/1859: Doniphan, James conveys slave to Doniphan, John (Cordelia)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

DE.0819

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

James Doniphan executes $1500.00 mortgage to John Doniphan to pay debts and pledges slaves as security. "… A Negro man named Mason aged about 36 years, a Negro woman named Lucy aged about 34 years, one Negro woman named Rachael aged about 31 years, a boy named George aged about 16 years, a boy named Bill about 6 years and a child aged 3 years, a girl named Amanda aged about 8 years, one named Lucy about 13 years, one named Cordelia aged about 8 years and one named Mary aged 4 years..."

Date(s) of Creation

2/5/1859

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Cordelia

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Doniphan, James conveys slave to Doniphan, John

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. O 1858-1859: De.O.271

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

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

1859.02.05 De.O.271 Doniphan to Doniphan.jpg

Note

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

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

02/05/1859: Doniphan, James conveys slave to Doniphan, John (Cordelia)