1852-01-07 Jim gets enslaved by Henry Shaw
“1852-01-07 Jim Gets Enslaved by Henry Shaw”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/59822
- Title
- 1852-01-07 Jim gets enslaved by Henry Shaw
- Description
- Henry Shaw purchases Jim at the courthouse for the price of $110. Jim was previously enslaved by John J. Brown, who was then deceased.
- Event Type
- Freedom status transaction: Enslavement
- Commercial transaction
- Freedom status transaction: Sale
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- January 7, 1852
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Location
- St. Louis
- Primary Participant
- James (Jim) Kennerly
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Enslaver
-
Henry Shaw
- Officiator
- Marshall Brotherton
- Buyer
-
Henry Shaw
- Seller
- John J. Brown
- Currency
- Dollars
- Price
- $110
“1852-01-07 Jim Gets Enslaved by Henry Shaw”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/59822