1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket
Archive Items Details
Description
Commissioners issue report appraising the value of the slaves of the Matthew M. Hughes Estate. Commissioners apportion the slaves into 5 lots and allocated each lot to an heir.
Lot 1 allotted to Mary Hughes, widow of Matthew M. Hughes. Lot 1: "Negro woman Dina and her baby are valued at $550, Negro woman Mira and infant child valued at $900, Negro girl Daphne valued at $550, Negro man Anderson valued at $1100, and Negro girl Park valued at $650."
Case file available at Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database.
Date(s) of Creation
3/18/1859
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Unidentified Infant
(Mira's child)
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Hughes, Mary
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Source Citation
Other Number
Circuit Court Docket Vol. H 1859-1860: Cir.H.174-176
