06/22/1855: Runaway Slave Jo Arrested in Leavenworth, Kansas

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0121

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Runaway. - - A negro boy, answering the description given by Mr. Gosney of Clay County, in an advertisement in our paper of last week, was arrested here on Monday last, and taken, we understand, back to his owner. (See Thomas Gosney's advertisement June 15, 1855, “One Hundred Dollars – REWARD!!!!")

Date(s) of Creation

6/22/1855

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Jo

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Gosney, Thomas M.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Kansas Weekly Herald (Leavenworth, KS, 1854-1857): 06/22/1855, p. 2

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Leavenworth, Kansas

Note

1855.06.22 Gosney Runaway Kansas_Weekly_Herald_1855_06_22_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

06/22/1855: Runaway Slave Jo Arrested in Leavenworth, Kansas