Bridgette

“Bridgette”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/47782

Name

Bridgette

Description

Bridgette and her sons Coss and Lewis were enslaved by Henry Shaw.

Bio

Bridgette and her sons Coss and Lewis were enslaved by Henry Shaw.

Birth Date

1820

Value Annotations

Date Certainty

Approximate

Sex

Female

Parent of

Coss

Lewis

Referred to in

Bill of sale for Bridgette by Henry Shaw, 3 April 1838

Receipt of doctor visit from a Dr. Vitalis to Henry Shaw for enslaved person Bridgette and her son.

Record of wages accrued by enslaved person, Bridgette, for Henry Shaw

Will and Testament of Henry Shaw [Voided], 1851 - to be added

Medical bill for care of Henry Shaw and people he enslaved at Tower Grove by Dr. Thomas O'Reilly, 2 October 1860

Medical bill for care of Henry Shaw and his enslaved persons at his St. Louis townhouse in 1861 by Dr. Thomas O'Reilly.

Enslaver

Henry Shaw

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1838-04-03: Bridgette sold to Henry Shaw

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Henry Shaw

Items with "Mentioned Person: Bridgette"

1853 tax statement (personal property tax) to the City of Saint Louis from Henry Shaw stating his ownership of 11 enslaved persons.

Bill of sale for Bridgette by Henry Shaw, 3 April 1838

Medical bill for care of Henry Shaw and people he enslaved at Tower Grove by Dr. Thomas O'Reilly, 2 October 1860

Receipt of doctor visit from a Dr. Vitalis to Henry Shaw for enslaved person Bridgette and her son.

Record of wages accrued by enslaved person, Bridgette, for Henry Shaw

Will and Testament of Henry Shaw [Voided], 1851 - to be added

“Bridgette”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/47782