09/27/1863: Contrabands.

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0441

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Contrabands. - - There has been a large emigration of contrabands from Platte (County) the past week. Mrs. Fry, Dr. Cavanaugh, and Mrs. Reese are minus a number of slaves of which they were a few days since the discontented owners. Others, whose names we have forgotten, severally lost few or many of their negroes.

Date(s) of Creation

9/27/1863

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Reese, Nancy

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The St. Joseph Herald (St. Joseph, MO, 1862-1900): 09/27/1863, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/23/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1863.09.27 Contra The_St_Joseph_Herald_1863_09_27_3.pdf

Note

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

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

09/27/1863: Contrabands.