07/06/1856: Teaching Slaves to Read (Frederick Starr)

1856.07.06 Frederick Starr Indicted Paxton's Annals.jpg

1856.07.06 Frederick Starr Indicted Paxton's Annals.jpg

Entry/Object ID

CC.0288

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Paxton's Annals, p. 215: "Frederick Starr, a Presbyterian minister at Weston, is indicted for teaching slaves to read, and, on account of the outcry, has to leave. After the war, he visited Weston and was kindly received and entertained."

Date(s) of Creation

7/6/1856

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Starr, Frederick

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Annals of Platte County, Missouri, by Willam M. Paxton, 1897: p. 215

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/5/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

7/5/2025

General Notes

Note

1856.07.06 Frederick Starr Indicted Paxton's Annals.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/06/1856: Teaching Slaves to Read (Frederick Starr)