03/22/1853: Smith, Hiram emancipates Tague

Entry/Object ID

EM.0047

Collection

1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, Emancipations

Archive Items Details

Description

"…I, Hiram Smith, this day emancipated manumitted set free and forever discharged from service and by these presents do emancipate manumit set free and forever discharge from service my two slaves, to wit, Lutitia or Letty, who is about 19 years old and sound and healthy and her child, a boy about 2 years old, a mulatto named Tague, also in good health, which said slaves are hereby set free and discharged from all manner of involuntary servitude from this time forward."

Date(s) of Creation

3/22/1853

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Tague

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Tague

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Smith, Hiram

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Platte Co. Deeds Vol. J 1853-1854: De.J.177

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

1853.03.22 De.J.177 Smith, Hiram Letty Tague.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

03/22/1853: Smith, Hiram emancipates Tague