03/22/1853: Hiram Smith to Letty and Tague (Emancipation) (Letitia a/k/a Letty)

Entry/Object ID

CC.0207

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

"Now at this day comes Hyrum Smith and produces in an open court here at a deed of by him executed attested by H.M. Davis(sp) and J.H. Mosier, emancipating and setting free a certain Negro woman and child there and mentioned, to it, a Negro woman named Letitia or Letty who is about 19 years old and her child a boy about two years old a mulatto named Tague and the said Hiram Smith being personally known to the Court here to be the person whose name is subscribed to the said deed as the maker thereof acknowledges the same to be his act indeed for the purposes of therein mentioned."

Date(s) of Creation

3/22/1853

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Letitia a/k/a Letty

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Letitia a/k/a Letty

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Smith, Hiram

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Circuit Court Docket Vol. E 1852-1854: Cir.E.281

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

1853.03.22 Cir.E.281 Smith Letitia Tague.jpg

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

03/22/1853: Hiram Smith to Letty and Tague (Emancipation) (Letitia a/k/a Letty)