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Alternate Name
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Sally
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Description
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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.
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Bio
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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.
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Referred to in
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St. Louis Probate Court Record Book Volume N
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Bill of sale for the purchase of Sarah and her infant child by Henry Shaw, October 1850
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Dentist bill from Henry M. Kelloss for teeth extraction for James and Sally, both enslaved by Henry Shaw
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Will and Testament of Henry Shaw [Voided], 1851 - to be added
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1853 tax statement (personal property tax) to the City of Saint Louis from Henry Shaw stating his ownership of 11 enslaved persons.
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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.
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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
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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.
Henry Shaw