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Spring 2007 Missouri State Archives , The MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES… where history begins Published by Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State in partnership with the Friends of the Missouri State Archives Crack of the Pistol: Dueling in 19th Century Missouri PAGE 7 1857–2007: Sesquicentennial of the Dred Scott Decision PAGE 3 New Leadership for the Friends of the Missouri State Archives PAGE 3 State Archives Receives Film Collection from the Division of Tourism PAGE 4 “Wish You Were Here:” Postcards from Missouri PAGE 5 Access to Death Records Tops In accordance with the Code Duello, the gentleman William Smith refuses to duel with Five Million William Tharp, a working man. Tharp retaliates with the poster above. Missouri State Archives Supreme Court Collection, 1818. PAGE 5 Ray County: Documenting the Famous and Infamous PAGE 6 Spring 2007 Missouri State Archives... where history begins From the State Archivist The purpose of the Friends of A Slave’s Day in Court the Missouri State Archives is to render support and assistance to n April 6, 1846, an undistinguished St. Louis slave represented by the Missouri State Archives. As a an undistinguished lawyer petitioned the local circuit court to not-for-profit corporation, the O release him from bondage. What made this case so unusual was Friends is supported by mem- that, slowly, white men, powerful white men, began arguing about berships and gifts. Please address his freedom. When the United States Supreme Court finally decided the correspondence to Friends of Dred Scott case 11 years later, it shook the country to its foundation, and the Missouri State Archives, PO Box 242, Jefferson City, edged it closer to civil war. Missouri 65102-0242, or you As significant as the Dred Scott case is, the long inaccessibility of St. Louis can visit the Friends on the Web at: www.friendsofmsa.org/. circuit court records has obscured another important story. Dred Scott was not alone. Friends of the Missouri State Archives Board of Between 1814 and 1860 hundreds of African-American slaves bravely peti- Directors tioned the St. Louis courts for their freedom. These women and men, illit- erate, uneducated, and poor, were captive in a society run by rules that they Robert M. Sandfort, Ph.D, rarely, or imperfectly understood. The plaintiffs were disproportionately President Hon. Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., female. “Winny,” “Rachel,” “Pelagie,” “Aspasie,” “Arch,” “Jeffrie,” and Vice President “Henry,” and other plaintiffs, usually lacked a last name, or even the ability Sandra Walls, Secretary to make more than an “X” on a sheet of paper for their signature. Arrayed Thomas Holloway, Treasurer against them were their masters, often people of wealth and sophistication. Roseann Bentley Indeed, St. Louis’s founding fathers are well represented in these suits. With Ann Carter Fleming enormous courage, and everything at risk, slaves put their ability to stay William Foley, Ph.D. with their husbands, wives, or children, as well as their physical safety on the Louis Gerteis, Ph.D. line when they went into a white man’s court and demanded their freedom. Wayne Goode Many cases reveal a life in slavery far more dramatic than that lived by Dred Gary Kremer, Ph.D. Sean Murray Scott. Vicki Myers Remarkably, many of them won their suits. Brave as they were in the face of Wade Nash Bob Priddy great adversity, these slaves would have failed had they not had help along Sally Sprague the way. American slavery was tyranny, but it was a tyranny with limits. Missouri law offered several reasons by which a slave might be freed—proof Ex-officio: of Indian lineage, having resided in a “free” state or territory, or having Robin Carnahan, been born free or set free by a former master. Through much of the ante- Secretary of State bellum period slaves seeking legal redress could be provided an attorney Kenneth H. Winn, Ph.D., State Archivist paid at state expense. The St. Louis free black community offered guidance and moral support. Sympathetic white lawyers sometimes came to their aid, Alana Murray, Archives Staff Liaison to the Friends but lawyers who were slaveholders themselves took cases because no matter e-mail: [email protected] their personal view of slavery, they believed in the sanctity of the law. Phone: (573) 526-1981 FAX: (573) 526-7333 During 2007 the Missouri State Archives will be partners with a number of Laura Wilson institutions commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Dred Scott decision Newsletter Editor and the thousands of other slaves who sought their freedom. For details Krista Myer about the Archives resources regarding the Dred Scott case and additional Director of Publications freedom suits, come visit our Web site at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/ resources/africanamerican/intro.asp. Michael L. Douglas-Llyr Graphic Design & Layout Best regards, Kenneth H. Winn, Ph.D. 2 Spring 2007 1857–2007: Sesquicentennial of the Dred Scott Decision antebellum period as well as the African-American he Missouri State Archives participated resistance to enslavement. with Washington University in St. Louis Michael Everman, Supervisory Archivist at the T and the National Park Service, through Missouri State Archives-St. Louis, was active in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the cooperative planning of area activities and the Old Courthouse, to support several commem- involved with the display of original court docu- orative activities that ments at the Old Courthouse. For more infor- marked the 150th mation about the commemoration and general anniversary of the inquiries, contact Mr. Everman at (314) 588- Dred Scott Case. 1746 or take a look at our Web site at http://www/ The U.S. Supreme sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/dredscott.asp. Court decision, issued in March New Leadership for the 1857, stated that no Africans residing in Friends of the Missouri State America - whether slave or free - held Archives status as U.S. citizens A t the December 2006 meeting of the and were therefore Friends of the Missouri State Archives Board of unable to bring suit Directors, members elected Robert M. Sandfort in a court of law. as president and the The ruling also dis- Honorable Stephen solved the validity of N. Limbaugh Jr. as Dred Scott, Oil on Canvas by “free territory” as vice Louis Schultze, 1888. put forth by the president. Missouri Historical Society Missouri Robert Sandfort Compromise because has served on the the Court reasoned that Congress had no author- Board since 2003. ity to abolish slavery in federal areas. The result- Sandfort holds ing turmoil appalled abolitionists, confused the advanced degrees in public, and buoyed slave owners. electrical engineering The sesquicentennial of this watershed case will from the University be acknowledged throughout 2007, with focus of Missouri- during the anniversary month of March, through Columbia and con- exhibits, an academic symposium, and various tinues to be involved community events. Secretary of State Robin with the university as Carnahan and State Archivist Kenneth H. Winn a member of the were on hand to open various events with discus- Dean’s Advisory Robert M. Sandfort sion of the work of the Archives as the leading Council and the Capital Campaign Steering national repository of slave freedom suits. The Committee. As former president and chief oper- Archives’ involvement with the records of the St. ating officer of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Louis Circuit Court and additional circuits across Sandfort had oversight of 11 facilities on three the state has enriched our understanding of the continents, and during his career secured 12 U.S. Spring 2007 3 New Leadership (cont’d.) State Archives Receives Film patents. Sandfort is a noted community historian, Collection from the Missouri recently serving as president of the St. Charles Division of Tourism County Historical Society. n the summer of 2006, two Missouri Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court, Stephen State Archives staff members, along with N. Limbaugh Jr., I the Missouri Division of Tourism’s will fill the position Domestic Marketing Coordinator, Jeff of vice president. Wohlt, battled the dust and grime of a govern- Limbaugh holds ment warehouse to retrieve over 100 reels of orig- degrees from inal, color motion picture film. The 133 reels of Southern Methodist film and video tape represent close to a decade of University and the marketing commissioned by Missouri’s lead pro- University of motional agency. Both film media and print pho- Virginia, and was tography are important to the Division of engaged in private Tourism’s ability to bring millions of recreational practice and worked dollars into Missouri each year. as prosecuting attor- The film dates from 1984 to 1993 and focuses ney in his native on the major tourist spots around the state: St. Cape Girardeau. He Louis, Kansas City, the Lake of the Ozarks and also held the posi- Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. Branson. Thousands of feet of film are dedicated tion of circuit judge – to beautiful scenery—Missouri’s rivers, vineyards serving as Presiding Judge of the 32nd Judicial and Ozark Mountains. Circuit and as judge of the Juvenile Court – prior to his appointment by Governor John Ashcroft to The Archives initial work with the collection will the Supreme Court in August 1992. Judge include removing the negative film from rusty Limbaugh was first elected to the Friends board in metal canisters and re-housing in proper contain- 2001. ers. During the coming The Friends of the Missouri State Archives is year Missouri fortunate to have received many valuable contri- State Archives butions from outgoing President Bob Priddy – staff will who steps down after nearly a decade as a reformat the spokesman for the Archives. Priddy is well-known film so it can to most Missourians as news director of the be safely han- Missourinet and through his Across Our Wide dled and Missouri book series and radio broadcasts.
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