03/14/1848: Seals, Spencer emancipates Nancy Seals

Entry/Object ID

EM.0027

Collection

1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, Emancipations

Archive Items Details

Description

"Be remembered that on this day, to wit, the 14th day of March 1848 appeared in open court here Spencer Seals by his attorney and produces a Deed of Emancipation of his wife, a colored woman named Nancy, and his child by said Nancy named John Henry Seals aged 4 years on 10 April 1848, which was signed and sealed by the said Spencer seals and was proven in open court here by the oaths of John R. Hardin and Lorenzo D. Bird, the subscribing witnesses to said deed, of the execution and acknowledgment thereof by said Spencer Seals on the day of the deed thereof as his voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein contained in their presence and that they, the said John R. Harden and Lorenzo D. Bird subscribe their names as witnesses thereto."

Date(s) of Creation

3/14/1848

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Nancy (Seals)

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Seals, Nancy

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Seals, Spencer

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Platte Co. Circuit Court Docket Vol. C 1846-1848: Cir.C.462

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

1848.03.14 Cir.C.462 Seals, Spencer Wife Child.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1840-1864 Emancipations CatalogIt version.xlsx [Emancipations 05.20.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

03/14/1848: Seals, Spencer emancipates Nancy Seals