04/09/1857: Platte County Farmers Taking Slaves South

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0150

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Several farmers in Platte County, Missouri, have sold their farms, and are about to remove with their slaves, South. They fear that Missouri will become a Free State. Hence their exodus. - Leavenworth Times

Date(s) of Creation

4/9/1857

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Not named

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Holmes County Republican (Millersburg, OH, 1856-1862): 04/09/1857, p. 2

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1857.04.09 Slaveowner Exodus The_Holmes_County_Republican_1857_04_09_Page_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

04/09/1857: Platte County Farmers Taking Slaves South