08/06/1855: Slave Population in Platte County; Annex Platte County into Kansas Territory.

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0125

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Proposal to Annex Platte County into Kansas Territory. - - The Kansas Herald of the 14th (July 14, 1855) announces that a project has been formed to purchase the whole of Platte County, Missouri, and annex it to Kansas Territory, and that the Missouri Legislature, which meets in November next, is expected to give its consent. The boundaries of Kansas are fixed by the Nebraska law, and cannot be changed with the action of Congress. That Congress would consent to annex Platte County to Kansas under existing circumstances is very improbable, even if it should be desired by both Kansas and Missouri. Platte County has an area of 410 square miles, and its population in 1850 was 16,485, of whom 2,798 were slaves. - Journal of Commerce

Date(s) of Creation

8/6/1855

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Not named

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

L'abeille De La Nouvelle-Orleans (New Orleans, LA, 1843-1923): 08/06/1855, p. 1

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/5/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1855.08.06 Pop L_abeille_De_La_Nouvelle_Orle_ans_1855_08_06_1.pdf

Note

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

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/06/1855: Slave Population in Platte County; Annex Platte County into Kansas Territory.