01/12/1857: Probate Court docket entry re: Harrington, Elisha (Estate Of) (Unidentified Girl)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PC.1173

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, MO, Probate Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Probate Court orders Franklin Flannery and Isaac Simpson, Guardians of the minor heirs of Elisha Harrington, to take possession of and rent the real estate. Guardians are also to take possession of "…a Negro girl belonging to said Estate and said to be insane without proper care and capital…"

Date(s) of Creation

1/12/1857

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Girl

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Harrington, Elisha (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. E 1856-1857: PB.E.297

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/1/2025

General Notes

Note

1857.01.12 PB.E.297 Harrington, Elisha.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Probate Court Docket CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Probate 05.20.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/12/1857: Probate Court docket entry re: Harrington, Elisha (Estate Of) (Unidentified Girl)