07/17/1858: Inventory of Thornton for Johnston, James H. (Estate Of) by R.D. Johnston (Slave Sale)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

INV.0496

Collection

1836-1867 Platte County, Missouri, Probate Inventories

Archive Items Details

Description

Thornton: "Amount of net proceeds of sale of slave Thornton in 1st inventory mentioned under a former order of Court sold first May 1857 - $800.00 plus $53.39 interest."

Date(s) of Creation

7/17/1858

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Thornton

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Johnston, James H. (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1852-1862: IN.A.416

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/8/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/29/2025

General Notes

Note

1858.07.17 IN.A.416 Johnston, James Slave Thornton Sold 3QSQ-G9L9-QFGH.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1836-1867 Probate Inventories CatalogIt version.xlsx [Probate Inv 02.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/17/1858: Inventory of Thornton for Johnston, James H. (Estate Of) by R.D. Johnston (Slave Sale)