09/19/1856: Administrator's Sale (Estate of Phinehas Skinner)

Entry/Object ID

NP.0142

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Administrator's Sale. - - On Thursday October 14th, 1856, at the late residence of Phinehas Skinner, deceased, 2 miles east of Camden Point, Platte County, Missouri, will be sold all the personal property of the said deceased, to-wit: (List of livestock, crops, carriages, wagons, machinery, tools, mills, businesses, and miscellaneous property.) "...and at the same time we will HIRE THE NEGROES until 25th December 1856." Polly Skinner, Administratrix, and Kemp M. Woods, Administrator. Sept. 20, 1856. 22-4w

Date(s) of Creation

9/19/1856

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Skinner, Phinehas (Estate of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Liberty Tribune (Liberty, MO, 1846-1964): 09/19/1856, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Camden Point, Missouri

Note

1856.09.19 Skinner Estate Sale Liberty_Tribune_1856_09_19_3.pdf

Note

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

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

09/19/1856: Administrator's Sale (Estate of Phinehas Skinner)