01/10/1850: Moore, James M. bequeathed slave by Martha B. Browning nee' Embry (Mary)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

WL.0090

Collection

1835-1877 Platte County, Missouri, Wills

Archive Items Details

Description

"As the existing laws of Kentucky prohibit me from sending my two Negroes Cyrus and Mary to that State to sell as they wish, I have requested my brother-in-law James M. Moore, now a resident of Platte County, Missouri, to buy them at $600 after my death..."

Date(s) of Creation

1/10/1850

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Mary

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Moore, James M. bequeathed slave by Martha B. Browning (Embry)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. B 1849-1862: WL.B.010

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/30/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1850.01.10 WL.B.009 Browning, Martha Eliza Jane.jpg 1850.01.10 WL.B.010 Browning, Martha Sell Cyrus and Mary.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1835-1877 Wills CatalogIt version.xlsx [Wills 2.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/10/1850: Moore, James M. bequeathed slave by Martha B. Browning nee' Embry (Mary)