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Title: Henry Shaw and slavery.
Description: While a young merchant in St. Louis Shaw began buying enslaved persons in the 1820s. In 1850 Shaw owned nine and by 1853 eleven; 1860 census records list eight enslaved persons. As with the 1850 census, their names were not listed. Please see the historical timeline for more information.

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Image of While a young merchant in St. Louis Shaw began buying enslaved persons in the 1820s. In 1850 Shaw owned nine and by 1853 eleven; 1860 census records list eight enslaved persons. As with the 1850 census, their names were not listed. Please see the historical timeline for more information.
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TitleHenry Shaw and slavery.
Creator
Subject African Americans
Bounty hunters
Census records
Coss (Enslaved Person)
Enslaved People
Enslaver
Fondren, John D.
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Fugitive slaves
Jenny (Enslaved Person)
Jim (Enslaved Person)
Jim Kennerly (Enslaved Person)
Joseph (Enslaved Person)
Juliette (Enslaved Person)
Lewis (Enslaved Person)
Lynch, Bernard
Meachum, Mary
Melvin, A.
Mississippi River
Missouri
Peach (Enslaved Person)
Property tax
Saint Louis
Sally (Enslaved Person)
Sarah (Enslaved Person)
Servis (Enslaved Person)
Shackles
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1889
Slavery
Tabitha (Enslaved Person)
Taxes
Underground Railroad
United States

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DescriptionWhile a young merchant in St. Louis Shaw began buying enslaved persons in the 1820s. In 1850 Shaw owned nine and by 1853 eleven; 1860 census records list eight enslaved persons. As with the 1850 census, their names were not listed. Please see the historical timeline for more information.
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ContributorMissouri Botanical Garden
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