02/11/1851: Negroes for Sale (Lucy Ann)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0056

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; Green 15 years old. For further particulars and terms apply to Orris B. (Buchanan) Saunders 1 1/4 miles northeast of St. Joseph. Feb. 12

Date(s) of Creation

2/11/1851

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Lucy Ann

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): 02/12/1851, p. 5

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

St. Joseph, Missouri

Note

1851.02.12 John Winston Lewis St Joseph Weekly Gazette.jpg

Note

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

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

02/11/1851: Negroes for Sale (Lucy Ann)