Entry/Object ID
EM.0010Collection
1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, EmancipationsArchive Items Details
Description
Know all men by these presents that I, Lewis Crowley a free man of color, do by these presents forever manumit liberate from slavery and forever set free my Negro woman Rachel purchased by me of Richard Linville of Holt County Missouri, formerly of Platte, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 8th day of April 1844."
"I, Jesse Morin Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Platte aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the acknowledgement made by Lewis Crowley in said Court to a Deed of Emancipation of his Negro woman Rachel as the same appears of Record in said court."Date(s) of Creation
4/8/1844Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
RachelName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
RachelName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Crowley, Lewis (Free Man of Color)Other Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Platte Co. Deeds Vol. B 1843-1844: De.B.449Copyright
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© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
5/24/2025Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Robin NavaDate
6/27/2025General Notes
Note
1844.04.08 De.B.449 Crowley, Lewis Rachel.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1840-1864 Emancipations CatalogIt version.xlsx [Emancipations 05.20.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
04/08/1844: Crowley, Lewis (Free Man of Color) emancipates Rachel