Title	Henry Shaw and slavery.
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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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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.
Publisher	Missouri Botanical Garden
Contributor	Missouri Botanical Garden
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Format	TIF
Identifier	IMAGE 0131
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