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Deed of Trust: C. Yager

Jackson County MO

May 14, 1841

Auction Debt

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Description

Cornelius Yager places enslaved people John (40 years old), Anna (38 years old), William (8 years old), Mary (6 years old), John (4 years old), and Melissa (1 year old) in trust , to be sold to pay off Yager’s debts to William F. Newton ($616.92), William J. Norris ($600), James B. Yager ($500), James Moore ($150), William Masters ($100), Peter Silvers ($150), John Slayton ($50), William G. Chiles ($34), and Samuel Marsh ($200). The sale is scheduled to take place on first Monday in July 1841.

Party 1 (Typically the Seller)

Cornelius Yager

Party 2 (Typically the Buyer)

William F. Newton, William J. Norris, James B. Yager, James Moore, William Masters, Peter Silvers, Peter Chiles, William G. Chiles, John Slayton, Samuel C. Marsh

Source

Jackson County Recorder of Deeds

Enslaved First Name(s)

John, Anna, William, Mary, John, Melissa

Item Number

YagerC 1841I0007416