Title	Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person, Jim, by Henry Shaw in 1852. Back of record. Indicates that Jim ran away in May 1855.
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Subject	African Americans Enslaved People Enslaver Freedom Seeker Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Fugitive slaves Jim (Enslaved Person) Jim Kennerly (Enslaved Person) Meachum, Mary Missouri Receipts Shaw, Henry, 1800-1889 Shaw, Henry--Papers Slave owners Slavery St. Louis (MO) Tower Grove House (Missouri Botanical Garden) Underground Railroad United States
Relation	PHO
Description	Bill of sale for purchase of enslaved person, Jim, by Henry Shaw in 1852. Back of record. Jim was most likely the unidentified male captured with Esther, her two children, and Mary Meachum in their bid for freedom in May of 1855. See PHO2020-0040.
Publisher	Missouri Botanical Garden
Contributor	Missouri Botanical Garden
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Type	Image
Format	TIF
Identifier	PHO 2020-0041
Source	Photograph
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Condition of original	good