06/05/1859: Negroes Wanted and For Sale

Entry/Object ID

NP.0222

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Negroes Wanted and For Sale - - The highest cash price paid for Negroes at my office, No 3 South Sixth Street, between Market and Walnut Streets (one square south of the County Jail.) St. Louis, MO. Persons wishing to buy or sell will do well to call upon me before closing elsewhere, as I pledge myself to give satisfaction to all. Corbin Thompson. (Researcher's note: Corbin Thompson ran a similar advertisement in The Weekly West periodically between July 31, 1859 to April 21, 1860. Thompson was a St. Louis slave trader.)

Date(s) of Creation

6/5/1859

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Thompson, Corbin

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Weekly West (St. Joseph, MO, 1859-1860): 06/05/1859, p. 2

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

1859.06.05 Corbin Thompson The_Weekly_West_1859_06_05_2.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

06/05/1859: Negroes Wanted and For Sale