Entry/Object ID
WL.0199Collection
1835-1877 Platte County, Missouri, WillsArchive Items Details
Description
"I desire and direct that my Negro boy Roland, now fifteen (15) years old: I hereby authorize (the Executor)…to sell said boy as soon as possible at public or private sale as he thinks proper. I further instruct said Executor to invest the proceeds of the sale of said boy Roland in the purchase of another whenever he may deem it to the interest of my Estate to do so." "I hereby authorize my Executor...to sell or dispose of any or all of the slaves belonging to my Estate and to purchase others in the place thereof whenever he may deem it the interest of the Estate so to do."Date(s) of Creation
6/1/1858Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
RolandName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Strang, Minerva bequeathed slave by James StrangOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Vol. B 1849-1862: WL.B.239Copyright
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
1858.06.01 WL.B.239 Strang, James Slave Mary.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1835-1877 Wills CatalogIt version.xlsx [Wills 2.14.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
06/01/1858: Strang, Minerva bequeathed slave by James Strang (Roland)