List of Missouri slave traders

Map and view of St. Louis, 1848

This is a list of slave traders working in Missouri from settlement until 1865:

• Jim Adams, Missouri and New Orleans[1]
• Atkinson & Richardson, Tennessee, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Mo.[2]
• Reuben Bartlett, St. Louis, Mo.[3] and Nashville[4]
• Henry Beck, St. Louis[5]
• Birch & Keary, St. Louis, Mo.[6]
• William T. Bridgford, St. Louis[5]
• Thomas Brindley, St. Louis[5]
• Brown & Taylor, Missouri and Vicksburg, Miss.[7][8]
• David Clayton, St. Louis[5]
• J. H. Darneal, Independence, Mo.[9]
• George P. Dorris, Platte County, Mo.[10] and Louisiana[11]
• Jim Elerson, Missouri and Arkansas[12]
• John Farley, St. Louis[5]
• Thomas Fawcett[5]
• Patrick Foley, St. Louis[5]
• Francis Frederick, St. Louis[5]
• W. H. Gwin, St. Louis and Virginia[13]
• Philip Hart, St. Louis[5]
• Wash Henson, Dallas County[14]
• John D. James, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, etc.[15]
• Thomas Johnson, Cape Girardeau[16]
• William Johnson, St. Louis, Mo.[17][18]
• Curtis Kennedy, St. Louis[5]
• Riley S. Kennedy, St. Louis[5]
• Bernard M. Lynch, St. Louis[19][20][21]
• Matlock, St. Louis and Texas[22]
• John Mattingly, Louisville, Ky.[23] and St. Louis, Mo.[20][5]
• Alfred B. McAfee, St. Louis, Mo.[3][5]
• McAfee & Blakey, St. Louis[24][25]
• John McDonald, St. Louis[5]
• James Maguire, St. Louis[5]
• Henry A. Meyer, St. Louis[5]
• Henry Mispal, St. Louis[5]
• Thomas Norton, St. Louis[5]
• Peter Norvey, St. Louis[5]
• Herman Peter, St. Louis[5]
• R. W. Sinclair, Audrain County[26]
• Asa B. Smith, St. Louis[5]
• M. Talbert, Liberty, Mo.[27]
• Corbin Thompson, St. Louis, Mo.[20][28]
• Patrick Tuthill[5]
• Walker[29]
• William Walker, St. Louis[15][30]
• Samuel Wells, St. Louis[5]
• John Wheelan, Rolla, Mo.[31]
• White, Lexington, Mo.[32][33]
• James White, Platte City (?)[34]
• John R. White, St. Louis and New Orleans[35]
• William White, St. Louis[5]
• Wright, St. Joseph, Mo.[36]

See also

• History of slavery in Missouri
• List of slave traders of the United States

References

1. "Margaret Young reunited with her son Dowen Young · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
2. Hedrick (1927), p. 92.
3. Stowe (1853), p. 355.
4. "Selling a Free Boy for a Slave". The Louisville Daily Courier. 1855-08-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
5. Bancroft (2023), pp. 138–139.
6. "The Irresistible Exodus". Newspapers.com. 1859-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
7. "Negroes for Sale". Vicksburg Whig. 1860-03-21. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
8. "Fifty Negroes for Sale". Vicksburg Whig. 1860-10-17. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
9. "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZW-4DZ : Mon Jul 08 11:39:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Casper Helmig and Mary Helmig, 1860.
10. "The death of Gen. George P. Dorris..." Newspapers.com. 1882-12-02. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
11. "Augustus Marshall searching for brother Frank Francis · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
12. "Catherine Humbly searching for her mother Elizabeth Betsy and two brothers Charley Yandle and Sip Dinie · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
13. Colby (2024), p. 98.
14. "Robert Hughes seeking the whereabouts of his brother Charley Calison and sister Millie Calison · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
15. Wong (2009), pp. 135–136.
16. "Mary A. L. Dean (formerly Mary Ann Lucretia Lilse) searching for her sister Lucy Lisle · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
17. "The State of Mississippi". The Natchez Weekly Courier. 1847-06-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
18. "Wm. Johnson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1847-06-12. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
19. "United States Census, 1850" https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZG-XB4 Entry for B M Lynch, 1850. - occupation: Negro trader, see also 1860 census
20. "Democratic Slave Markets (St. Louis, Mo.), T. W. Higginson, New York Tribune". The Liberator. 1856-08-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
21. Stowe (1853), p. 356.
22. "Ellen Blackburn searching for her brothers Henry Perkins and George Washington (1st of 2 ads placed) · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
23. Fitzpatrick (2008), p. 29.
24. "Negroes - McAfee & Blakey". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1854-08-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
25. Bancroft (2023), p. 140.
26. "History of Monroe and Shelby counties, Missouri ... including a history of their townships, towns, and villages ... c.1". HathiTrust. p. 379. hdl:2027/chi.44765475. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
27. "Died". Daily Missouri Republican. 1858-07-18. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
28. Bancroft (2023), p. 141.
29. Bancroft (2023), pp. 136–137.
30. "Harriet, an infant v. Samuel T. McKenney". repository.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
31. "From Rolla: An Interesting Phase of the Contraband Question". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1861-12-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
32. "The Kansas City Star 20 Sep 1908, page 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
33. Bruce, Henry Clay (1895). The New Man: Twenty-nine Years a Slave. Twenty-nine Years a Free Man. Recollections of H. C. Bruce. P. Anstadt & sons. pp. 103–104.
34. "Charlotte Summers looking for information about her daughter Anna Morrow (or Anna Chiles) · Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery". informationwanted.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
35. Bancroft (2023), p. 378.
36. Bancroft (2023), pp. 143.

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