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RANAWAY! - - From the residence of the undersigned, 1 mile north of Barry, Clay County, Missouri, on the night of the 13th inst., a mulatto negro girl named VERCILLA, aged about 17 years, weighs about 135 lbs., and has a scar on her left jaw. A liberal reward will be given for the delivery of said negro girl to me, or her confinement so that I can get her. Gideon Thompson, Clay County, Missouri, July 14, 1860.
(Researcher's Note: Gideon Thompson is listed as an enslaver on the 1849 Platte County Tax List and the 1850 Platte County Slave Schedules, Pettis Township. On April 8, 1861, Gideon Thompson sold eight (8) slaves to John B. Cox (Alice, Ann, Charles, Charlotte, Isam, Landon, Sam, and Sarah. Thompson was an Confederate officer during the Civil War and lead a regiment of men from the vicinity of Barry, Clay County, Missouri.
According to Paxton's Annals, "Col. Gideon W. Thompson, b. in Todd Co., Ky., Feb. 28, 1823. His parents, Robert Thompson, of North Carolina, and Eveline Roberts, lived in Kentucky. The father died in 1857. In 1844 Col. Thompson settled in Platte, on the line of Clay. He possesses intelligence, courage, and spirit. His name is often suggested for sheriff and for higher offices. At the first call he raised a company for the South, and served 4 years, rising to the rank of colonel. He fought at Lexington, Pleasant Ridge, Springfield, Helena, Little Rock, etc. Col. Thompson stands high in the Masonic order. Col. Thompson married second Grace Woods, nee' Nicol.")Date(s) of Creation
7/14/1860
