Description
Heirs of Mary Tolson file petition to divide and partition the slaves belonging to the estate. Mary Tolson "…died seized and possessed of the following named Negroes, to wit, Henry, Richard (alias Dick), Joseph, Charley, James, Mary, Martha and Eliza, all of said Negroes being in Platte County, Missouri and Harriet a Negro woman living in Howard County, Missouri..." Probate Court appoints James Vivion, Green K. White, and John H. Winston as Commissioners to make partition and division of the slaves amongst the heirs.Date(s) of Creation
2/6/1854