Receipt from bounty hunter Benard Lynch for $100 to Henry Shaw itemizing costs incurred capturing enslaved person, Esther from Illinois and returning her to Saint Louis. Dated May 21st, 1855.

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Title: Receipt from bounty hunter Benard Lynch for $100 to Henry Shaw itemizing costs incurred capturing enslaved person, Esther from Illinois and returning her to Saint Louis. Dated May 21st, 1855.
Contributor: Betty Lee
Date: May 21, 1855
Transcription: Review of B. M. Lynch on Hundred Dollars in full payment for Return of Negro Woman Esther from Illinois -- St. Louis Mm (?). May 21st 1855. Bon Smith (?)
Place: St. Louis
Source: Missouri Botanical Garden
Type: Receipt
Identifier: PHO 2020-0045
Language: English
Mentioned Person: Henry Shaw; Esther