04/28/1855: Green, Reuben F. conveys slave to Marshal, Frederick (Tom)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

DE.0596

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

Green records a deed to Marshal securing a promissory note and pledging the slaves willed to him by his mother Mary Frances upon her death as collateral. "…to wit, Jenny aged about 45 years, Minerva aged about 22, Tom aged about 20, Rhoda aged about 18, Gus aged about 15, Frank aged about 14 years, Clemy aged about 12 years, Sally aged 7 years, James aged about 4, Lonny aged about 4 years and Laura aged about 3 years..."

Date(s) of Creation

4/28/1855

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Tom

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Green, Reuben F. conveys slave to Marshal, Frederick

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. L 1855-1856: De.L.196-197

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/24/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1855.04.28 De.L.196-197 Green to Marshal.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1821-1868 Deeds CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Sheet1]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

04/28/1855: Green, Reuben F. conveys slave to Marshal, Frederick (Tom)