10/19/1860: $125 Reward (Bill)

Entry/Object ID

NP.0303

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

$125 Reward - - Ranaway from the subscriber, 10 miles northwest of Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, on the 17th of October, 1860, a Negro Man named BILL, about 6 feet high, weighs 185 pounds, stout made, 20 years old, Black with coarse voice, a slight impediment in his speech when excited, his left foot reals out, and is of peculiar shape, different from the other. I will give $25 Reward if taken in Clay or Platte Counties, $50 if taken in an adjoining county, and $125 if taken out of the State, and delivered to me, or confined so I can get him. B. L. Lampton. Barry, Clay County, Missouri. Oct. 19, 23tf

Date(s) of Creation

10/19/1860

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Bill

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Lampton, Benjamin L.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Liberty Tribune (Liberty, MO, 1846-1964): 10/19/1860, p. 2

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Barry, Clay County, Missouri

Note

1860.10.19 Bill Liberty_Tribune_1860_10_19_2.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

10/19/1860: $125 Reward (Bill)