Deed of Mortgage: J. Phelps to S. D. Lucas
Jackson County MO
September 22, 1860
Description
Josiah Phelps puts up as collateral 8 enslaved people: Levi (aged about 50, “of dark or Black complexion”), Tom (aged about 15, “of yellow or copper complexion”), Rachel (aged about 30) and her son John (aged about 4 months), Liz (aged about 13, “of yellow or copper complexion”), Palinyra (aged about 11, “of yellow or copper complexion”), and Charles/Charlie (aged about 9, “dark or black complexion”), and Willie (aged about 2, “of yellow complexion”) to Samuel D. Lucas due to a debt to the Farmers Bank for about $1300. The rest of the document contains more details about the debt.
Party 1 (Typically the Seller)
Josiah PhelpsParty 2 (Typically the Buyer)
Samuel D. LucasSource
Jackson County Recorder of DeedsEnslaved First Name(s)
Levi, Tom, Rachel, John, Liz, Palinyra, Charles/Charlie, WillieSale Amount
$1.00Item Number
PhelpsJ1860I0035587Explore our Database