Entry/Object ID
NP.0484Collection
Newspaper ArticlesArchive Items Details
Description
"A colored man in Platte County, no doubt hearing that a woman in St. Joseph (Missouri) proposed giving arsenic to the starving South, contributes 100 pounds of bacon for the purpose of relief.
The one is a Yankee "poor white," the other a Southern Negro.Date(s) of Creation
6/1/1867Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Unidentifed ManOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
The Weekly Caucasian (Lexington, MO, 1866-1875): 06/01/1867Copyright
Copyright Details
© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
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ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
7/6/2026General Notes
Note
Platte County, MissouriNote
1867.06.01 Bacon Arsenic The_Weekly_Caucasian_1867_06_01_Page_2.pdfNote
BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
06/01/1867: Arsenic and Bacon
