03/14/1851: State of Missouri vs. Stephen Johnston - Dealing with Slave on Sunday (Lee)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

CC.0134

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Court record does not identify slave but the case file identifies the slave as Lee owned by R. Martin. The Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has a record and scanned images of the court's file.

Date(s) of Creation

3/14/1851

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Lee

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Martin, R.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Circuit Court Docket Vol. D 1848-1852: Cir.D.505

Web Links and URLs

https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMVC/JudicialRecords/

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

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

1851.03.14 Cir.D.505 Missouri vs Johnston.jpg 1851.08.09 Cir.D.505 Missouri vs Johnston c46832_B0021F0022.pdf

Note

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

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

03/14/1851: State of Missouri vs. Stephen Johnston - Dealing with Slave on Sunday (Lee)