Entry/Object ID
WL.0239Collection
1835-1877 Platte County, Missouri, WillsArchive Items Details
Description
"I will to R.D. Johnston in trust for service and benefit of Reuben Franklin Green, now of Santa Fe, New Mexico, one Negro woman named Minerva and one Negro girl named Saura…" to be held in trust by Johnston for Green and Green's children, not to be used to pay debts or to be sold by Green without consent of Johnston."
"Should Negro property become unsafe and unsecure from the unsettled condition of the Country or other cause, it is my will..." that the Trustee petition the Circuit Court of Platte County "...for the sale of the negroes..." and if the Court decides the negroes are to be sold, then the proceeds be loaned out or reinvested for the benefit of his children.Date(s) of Creation
5/3/1861Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
SauraName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Green, Reuben Franklin bequeathed slave by Dr. Frederick MarshallOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Vol. B 1849-1862: WL.B.311Copyright
Copyright Details
© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
5/30/2025Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Robin NavaDate
6/30/2025General Notes
Note
1861.05.03 WL.B.311 Marshall, Frederic Minerva Saura.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1835-1877 Wills CatalogIt version.xlsx [Wills 2.14.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
05/03/1861: Green, Reuben Franklin bequeathed slave by Dr. Frederick Marshall (Saura)