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1855 tax statement (personal property tax) to the City of Saint Louis from Henry Shaw stating his ownership of four enslaved persons.
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United States Census record for 1850 showing Henry Shaw's ownership of nine enslaved people.
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United States Census record for 1860 showing Henry Shaw's ownership of eight enslaved people.
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John Berry Meachum, husband of Mary Meachum. He and his wife were both freed persons engaged in the efforts of the Underground Railroad through their church, home, and school. A pastor and founder of the oldest black church in Missouri he was also a skilled carpenter. A trade he taught to those he assisted, a skill that afforded him income to help free enslaved people by buying their freedom. As an educator he operated a school which taught both free and enslaved black students. When the state of Missouri banned all education for blacks in 1847 he circumvented the law by teaching classes on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. The efforts of John and Mary Meachum are today celebrated with the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing.
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Page one of Henry Shaw's voided will from May 12, 1851. The will was voided on November 18, 1861.
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Memorandium from May 1st, 1840, for a two year extention of loan agreement for $2750.00 between John Berry Meachum and Henry Shaw. Memorandium states Meachum has paid up the interest on loan from February 1st, 1839. See also PHO2024-0006.
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Purchase receipt for Henry Shaw of newspaper advertisement in the St. Louis New Era for the Trustee's sale and auction of property owned by John and Mary Meachum. Front of document. See also PHO2024-0009.
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Purchase receipt for Henry Shaw of newspaper advertisementt in the St. Louis New Era for the Trustee's sale and auction of property owned by John and Mary Meachum. Back of document. See also PHO2024-0008.
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Newspaper adverstisment in the St. Louis New Era for the Trustee's sale and auction of property owned by John and Mary Meachum.
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Bankruptcy declaration of John Berry Meachum from 1842; a result of the terms of his loan from Henry Shaw in the amount of $2750.00 dating back to 1839. See also PHO2024-0012.
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