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Administrator's Sale of Slaves by William Adams and Albert G. Endicott - - By virtue of an order of the Probate Court of Clay County, Missouri, made at its October Term, A. D. 1859, the undersigned as the Administrators of the Estate of Lewis Endicott, deceased, will sell to the highest bidder at public auction, in the city of Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, on Monday the 14th day of November A. D. 1859, at the court house door in said county, and whilst the said Probate court is in session the following described negro slaves for life, to-wit:
One negro man named Joe aged about 30 years;
One negro man named George aged about 29 years;
One negro man named Berry aged about 25 years;
One negro man named John aged about 21 years;
One negro woman named Mary aged about 20 years;
One negro girl named Mary aged about 17 years;
One negro girl named Hannah aged about 17 years;
One negro boy named Jim aged about 16 years;
One negro boy named Dan aged about 15 years;
One negro girl named Betty aged about 12 years;
One negro boy named Bill aged about 9 years;
One negro boy named Moses aged about 8 years;
One negro boy named Commodore aged about 6 years;
One negro boy named Ben aged about 5 years; making in all 14 Slaves.
Upon the following terms viz: Upon a credit of 12 months the purchaser or purchasers to give bond with approved personal security, said slaves are sold for the purpose of making partition of the same among the heirs of the said Lewis Endicott, deceased.
(Researcher’s note: On November 14, 1859, Albert G. Endicott and William Adams, Administrators of the Estate of Levi (Lewis) Endicott, issued a $650 bill of sale to Phillip O. West "for a Negro boy Moses, aged about 8 years old, of dark complexion, we warrant said boy a slave for life." The bill of sale was issued in Liberty, Missouri and then recorded Dec. 2, 1859, in Platte County. On November 30, 1859, Phillip O. West executed a bill of sale and mortgage to Edwards Williams and John Wilson to secure a $650 promissory note using Moses as collateral.
On December 5, 1859, Phillip O. West and Mary J. West executed a mortgage to Endicott and Adams to secure a $1055 promissory note to purchase "a Negro boy slave for life named Jim aged 16 years.")Date(s) of Creation
11/4/1859
