02/03/1851: Probate Court docket entry re: Bell, Lewis W. (Estate Of) (Unidentified Boy)

Entry/Object ID

PC.0435

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, MO, Probate Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

James H. Keys, Administrator of the estate, authorized "and required" by the Probate Court "...to hire at private contract by the month one Negro boy belonging to said estate during the pendency of a dispute now entertained by the widow of said deceased for said boy."

Date(s) of Creation

2/3/1851

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Boy

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Bell, Lewis W. (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1849-1851: PB.A.364

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/1/2025

General Notes

Note

1851.02.03 PB.A.364 Bowman, Samuel.jpg

Note

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

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

02/03/1851: Probate Court docket entry re: Bell, Lewis W. (Estate Of) (Unidentified Boy)