03/08/1858: In Re: Estate of William H. Bryan - Settlement of Estate (Thomas R. Bryan, George Bryan, and James A. Bryan by their Guardian Thomas R. Bryan and Mary Bryan by Benjamin Thompson, her Guardian) - Probate (Martin Van Buren)
1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket
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"Most of Bryan's heirs reside in Illinois and complain they cannot profit from the slaves Bryan left because in Illinois "slavery is not tolerated" and slave property is "unsafe" in Platte County. Asks that following slaves be sold: French; Minerva; Alfred" "William H. Bryan died seized and possessed of (were) the following slaves, to wit, French, Minerva, Alfred and Martin Van Buren." Petitioners state "...that one of the slaves, to wit, Minerva, is growing old and in a few years will be worth(sp? worthless?) but that she would now sell for a good price and that the other slaves are yielding but little profit." "That the petitioners above named except Mary Bryan have located in the State of Illinois permanently where slavery is not tolerated and that said slaves being in the County of Platte, the locality of which renders slave property unsafe, all of which renders the property unsafe." See Lewis Swope's 1860 emancipation of Minerva/Manerva, Alfred and Martin Van Buren in Wills and Circuit Court.
Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has an on-line record and scanned case file images.
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3/8/1858
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Enslaved
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Martin Van Buren
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Enslaver
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Bryan, William H. (Estate of)I
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Missouri State Archives, Judicial Records: (see weblink)
1858.03.08 MJRHD.465489 Estate of William H. Bryan Settlement of Estate C62116_B41F92_BryanEstate.pdf
1858.03.08 MJRHD.465489 Estate of William H. Bryan Settlement of Estate Case Summary.pdf
1858.03.08 MJRHD.465489 Estate of William H. Bryan Settlement of Estate Case Record.pdf
03/08/1858: In Re: Estate of William H. Bryan - Settlement of Estate (Thomas R. Bryan, George Bryan, and James A. Bryan by their Guardian Thomas R. Bryan and Mary Bryan by Benjamin Thompson, her Guardian) - Probate (Martin Van Buren)
