Sarah (Sally)

Alternate Name

Sally

Description

Sarah was sixteen years old when she and her four-month-old son 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.

Bio

Sarah was sixteen years old when she and her four-month-old son 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.

Birth Date

1834

Value Annotations

Date Certainty

Approximate

Sex

Female

Parent of

Jemmy

Referred to in

St. Louis Probate Court Record Book Volume N

Bill of sale for the purchase of Sarah and her infant child by Henry Shaw, October 1850

Dentist bill from Henry M. Kelloss for teeth extraction for James and Sally, both enslaved by Henry Shaw

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

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

The $400 reward ad placed by Henry Shaw in the Missouri Republican on June 11, 1854, for the return of escaped slave Sarah and her young son.

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

Receipt from bounty hunter, Bernard Lynch, to Henry Shaw itemizing costs incurred boarding captive enslaved person Sarah & Esther. Costs incurred in arresting Esther and her subsequent sale to John D. Fondren of Vicksburg for $350. Dated July 30th, 1855.

Enslaver

Henry Shaw