03/01/1859: King, Hardin emancipates Mary

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

EM.0073

Collection

1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, Emancipations

Archive Items Details

Description

"Now this day comes Thomas Herndon and William C. Remington subscribing witnesses to a Deed of Emancipation from Hardin King to slaves Mary and Riley who being duly sworn state that the said Hardin King subscribed the same in their presence and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned."

Date(s) of Creation

3/1/1859

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Mary (King)

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

King, Mary

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

King, Hardin

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Platte Co. Circuit Court Docket Vol. H 1859-1860: Cir.H.022

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/24/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/27/2025

General Notes

Note

1859.03.01 Cir.H.022 King, Hardin Mary Riley.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1840-1864 Emancipations CatalogIt version.xlsx [Emancipations 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

03/01/1859: King, Hardin emancipates Mary