09/23/1854: Notice of Runaway Slave (Burt)

Entry/Object ID

NP.0105

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Notice - Public notice is hereby given that a Negro man of the following description was committed to the Jail of Morgan County, Missouri, as a runaway slave on the 11th day of September, 1854. Said Negro is about 20 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches high, weighs about 135 pounds, is of a dark copper color, says his name is Burt, and belongs to Charley Hinton of Platt County, Missouri, 10 miles from Platte City. The owner of said Negro is therefore required to make application for, and prove and pay all charges incurred on account of said Negro within 3 months from the date of this notice, otherwise said slave will be sold at public auction before the Courthouse door in the town of Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri on the 21st day of December 1851, according to the statutes in such cases made and provided. P. R. Burns, September 23, 1854

Date(s) of Creation

9/23/1854

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Burt

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Hinton, Charley

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Weekly Jefferson Inquirer (Jefferson City, MO, 1840-1861): 09/23/1854, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri

Note

1854.09.23 Runaway Burt Charley Hinton Weekly_Jefferson_Inquirer_1854_09_23_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

09/23/1854: Notice of Runaway Slave (Burt)