07/13/1853: Negroes Wanted!

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0090

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Negroes Wanted! - - Test the market by giving everyone a chance. This subscriber wishes to purchase a large lot of NEGROES, expressly for the New Orleans and Louisiana market, and will pay as much money for all good Negroes as any other person in the state of Missouri. He can at all times be found at the Monroe House. J. D. May – July 6-1y (Researcher's note: Slave trader J. D. May ran this advertisement in Lexington, Missouri, papers between July 13, 1853, to June 28, 1854.)

Date(s) of Creation

7/13/1853

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

May, J. D.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Lexington Weekly Express and Union (Lexington, MO, 1843-1900): 07/13/1853, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Lexington, Missouri

Note

1853.07.13 JD May Lexington_Weekly_Express_and_Union_1853_07_13_3.pdf

Note

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

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/13/1853: Negroes Wanted!