Description
Martin V. Snell and Philadelphia Oxley enter into the record of the Probate Court the August 13, 1852, marriage contract between Perry Keith of Platte City and Elizabeth C. Cockrill of Weston: Elizabeth Cockrill "…shall at all times after our marriage have, possess, enjoy, own, claim and enjoy in her own right and have the exclusive right to rent, hire, loan out, lease, mortgage, give and sell without any hinderance or interference from me or anyone else of all the property she now owns, whether it consists of land, houses, Negroes, goods and chattels, money..."Date(s) of Creation
1/17/1853
