Court appointed Commissioners A.H. Cox, O.C. Steele and A.J. Alexander file December 23, 1857, report that it would be in the interest of the heirs to sell the slaves "Mason, Jane, Till, Squire, Liz, Dick and Maria." Probate Court orders Guardian Nicholas Asbury to sell the slaves at public auction at the Courthouse door in Platte City on April 5, 1858, for a credit of 9 months upon bond.
Date(s) of Creation
3/1/1858
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Till
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Bean, Phantley R. & Charles W. & Mary J. (Infant heirs to estate of Phantley R. Bean)