04/20/1860: Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate and Slave (Harriet)

Entry/Object ID

NP.0293

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate and Slave - Nancy Lowe, et al. vs. William Strange, et al. - Petition for Partition - - Legal notice partially obscured but indicates that by Order of the Clay County Circuit Court made at the October term thereof A. D. 1859 that Richard A. Neeley, Sheriff of Clay County, Missouri, would be selling real estate from the Estate of Mary Strange, including a slave, “Harriet aged about 18 years,” on April 23, 1860. (Researcher’s note: William Strange was listed on the 1847 Platte County Tax list as owning 4 slaves valued at $500.00. The Missouri State Archives has an on-line 1854 probate file for his father Washington Strange at Box 0047, Folder 002, Microfilm Roll Number c41700, which names slaves Dorcus 45 years old appraised at $600, Henry 26 years old appraised at $1250, Matilda / Martha 22 years old appraised at $850, Fanny 20 years old appraised at $800, Daniel 18 years old appraised at $1000, Harriett 15 years old appraised at $700, and Carroll, a child of 14 months old appraised at $200. On February 4, 1846, Daniel and Harriet, valued together at $1800, were awarded to Mary Strange as her dower in Washington Strange's estate. A probate file for his mother Mary Strange is at Box 0065, Folder 0001, Microfilm Roll Number C41709 but no on-line images are available.)

Date(s) of Creation

4/20/1860

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Harriet

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Strange, Mary (Estate Of)

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Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Liberty Tribune (Liberty, MO, 1846-1964): 04/20/1860, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Clay County, Missouri

Note

1860.04.20 Harriet William Strange Liberty_Tribune_1860_04_20_3.pdf

Note

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

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

04/20/1860: Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate and Slave (Harriet)