Purchase receipt for Henry Shaw of a newspaper advertisement for the Trustee's sale of property owned by John and Mary Meachum

“Purchase Receipt for Henry Shaw of a Newspaper Advertisement for the Trustee’s Sale of Property Owned by John and Mary Meachum”. 1842. Notice of Affidavit of trustees’ Sale of Property Belonging to John and Mary Meachum, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/59825

Title: Purchase receipt for Henry Shaw of a newspaper advertisement for the Trustee's sale of property owned by John and Mary Meachum
Description: This is a purchase receipt for Henry Shaw, paying for the newspaper advertisement of John and Mary Meachum's Trustee's sale of property. The cost was $15.00. The purchase was submitted to the newspaper *St. Louis New Era* Office, to C.G. Ramsey (assumed to be Charles G. Ramsey, the owner of the St. Louis New Era Newspaper) and Geo. Brownfield.
Contributor: Betty Lee
Date: August 20, 1842; October 11, 1842; The first seems to be the date issued, and the second seems to be the date of payment.
Place: St. Louis
Type: Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri Botanical Garden Archives
Identifier: PHO 2024-0008
Language: English
Relation: Notice of affidavit of trustees' sale of property belonging to John and Mary Meachum