08/08/1868: Albert Hughes Hanged.

Archive

-

Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0513

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Albert Hughes, the negro who killed Mr. Daniel Jenkins, the hotel keeper at Platte City, Platte County, Missouri, last spring was hanged at Plattsburg, the county seat of Clinton County, on the 24th ult. (July 24, 1868).

Date(s) of Creation

8/8/1868

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Hughes, Alfred

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH, 1847-1913): 08/08/1868, p. 1

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/4/2026

General Notes

Note

Plattsburg, Missouri

Note

1868.08.08 Hughes The_Cleveland_Leader_1868_08_08_1.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

[email protected]

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/08/1868: Albert Hughes Hanged.