05/06/1862: Venemmen, John conveys slave to Lawson, Leonidas M. (Bill)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

DE.1120

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

Venemmen executes deed to Laws pledging real estate, livestock, personal property and slave to secure a promissory note. "'…a Negro boy slave for life named Bill aged 14 years…"

Date(s) of Creation

5/6/1862

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Bill

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Venemmen, John conveys slave to Lawson, Leonidas M.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. Q 1861-1863: De.Q.467-468

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

1862.05.06 DE.Q.467-468 Venemmen to Lawson.jpg

Note

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

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

05/06/1862: Venemmen, John conveys slave to Lawson, Leonidas M. (Bill)