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Description
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Jemmy was four months old when he and his mother, Sarah, were sold at a public auction the entrance of the St. Louis courthouse to settle the estate of their deceased enslaver, Eliza Brown. Henry Shaw purchased them at this auction for $600 on October 16, 1850.
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Bio
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Jemmy was four months old when he and his mother, Sarah, were sold at a public auction the entrance of the St. Louis courthouse to settle the estate of their deceased enslaver, Eliza Brown. Henry Shaw purchased them at this auction for $600 on October 16, 1850.
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Birth Date
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1850
St. Louis Probate Court Record Book Volume N
Receipt from bounty hunter, Bernard Lynch to Henry Shaw for tracking and return of escaped enslaved person, Sarah and her child, dated June 17th, 1854
Henry Shaw
