11/24/1854: Letter from Platte County, Missouri.

Entry/Object ID

NP.0109

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

A Georgian paper publishes a letter, dated Platte County, Missouri, from a slaveholder to his brother in Georgia, relative to the new territory of Kansas, in which occurs the following passage: "Many emigrants are going to Kansas from Kentucky and other slave states. Missouri will leave no stone unturned even to the, at least, temporary emigration of half her population to save it from abolitionists; and if people of the other states do justice to themselves, we will secure it (Kansas) for the South."

Date(s) of Creation

11/24/1854

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Not named

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Daily Orleanian (New Orleans, LA, 1848-1858): 11/24/1854, p. 1

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/5/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1854.11.24 Emigrants The_Daily_Orleanian_1854_11_24_1.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

11/24/1854: Letter from Platte County, Missouri.