01/01/1853: Inventory of Unidentified Slaves for Ewell, Layton (Estate Of) by Bluford Stanton, Guardian for Minor Heirs (Slave Hiring)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

INV.0192

Collection

1836-1867 Platte County, Missouri, Probate Inventories

Archive Items Details

Description

Unidentified Slaves: No date given, date derived from text "Louisa Ewell, wife of Layton Ewell,…charges herself with the hire of the slaves of the Estate due Dec. 25, 1856" "One note or obligation on James B. Skillman and D.R. Atchison $137.25" "One other obligation on Larkin Fleshman and Penny Fleshman $113.60"

Date(s) of Creation

1/1/1853

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Ewell, Layton (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1852-1862: IN.A.241

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/8/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/29/2025

General Notes

Note

1853.01.01 IN.A.241 Ewell, Layton Hiring Slaves 3QSQ-G9L9-QFR3.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1836-1867 Probate Inventories CatalogIt version.xlsx [Probate Inv 02.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/01/1853: Inventory of Unidentified Slaves for Ewell, Layton (Estate Of) by Bluford Stanton, Guardian for Minor Heirs (Slave Hiring)