WashU & Slavery

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• 1855-05-20 An enslaved person Jim escapes from Henry Shaw

  On May 25, 1855, the Missouri Republican published an advertisement issued by Henry Shaw, offering a $300 reward for the return of Jim, an enslaved person owned by Shaw who had apparently escaped on May 20, 1855. The newspaper contains physical descriptions of Jim.
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  1855 tax statement (personal property tax) to the City of Saint Louis from Henry Shaw stating his ownership of four enslaved persons.
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  1854 tax statement (personal property tax) to the City of Saint Louis from Henry Shaw stating his ownership of ten enslaved persons.
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  1853 tax statement (personal property tax) to the City of Saint Louis from Henry Shaw stating his ownership of 11 enslaved persons.
• 1852-01-07 Jim gets enslaved by Henry Shaw

  Henry Shaw purchases Jim at the courthouse for the price of $110. Jim was previously enslaved by John J. Brown, who was then deceased.
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  1842-06-10: John Berry Meachum declares bankruptcy

  John Berry Meachum declares bankruptcy from inability to pay back Henry Shaw's loan, dated 10 June 1842. The hearing date is dated 10 September 1842.
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  1840-05-01: Loan Agreement Extended for Two Years

  A memorandum was issued on 1 May 1840 for a two-year extension of the loan agreement initially settled on 1 February 1839 between John Berry Meachum and Henry Shaw.
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  1839-02-01: Henry Shaw makes a loan to John Berry Meachum

  Henry Shaw agrees to lend John Berry Meachum $2750.00 for fifteen months, dated 1 February 1839, with interest.
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  [Manette]

  Emancipation record for Manette and her children Lizzy and Theresa, registered in the St. Louis Circuit Court Saturday, April 26, 1856.