03/02/1847: State of Missouri vs. Frederick Marshall - Compelling Slave to Labor on Sunday (Unidentified Slave)

Entry/Object ID

CC.0087

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Defendant Frederick Marshall appears in court and submits recognizance bond. Trial to be held in October 1846 for compelling (unnamed) slave to labor on the Sabbath. Jury found Marshall "not guilty." Slave not identified but Marshall made the slave "chopping of wood, and the hauling of lime, sand, stone, corn, wood, brick, plank, and lumber with an ox team and wagon in the making and fixing of a large, lasting and valuable improvement upon a piece of land..." The Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has a record and images of the case file.

Date(s) of Creation

3/2/1847

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slave

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Marshall, Frederick

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Circuit Court Docket Vol. C 1846-1848: Cir.C.147

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/5/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

7/5/2025

General Notes

Note

1847.03.02 Cir.C.147 Missouri vs Frederick Marshall.jpg 1846.04.17 Cir.B.405 Missouri vs Frederick Marshall c42083_B0012F0174.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

03/02/1847: State of Missouri vs. Frederick Marshall - Compelling Slave to Labor on Sunday (Unidentified Slave)