08/01/1842: Smith, William conveys slave to Dorriss, Mary (Joseph)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

DE.0074

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

William Smith (brother of Mary Dorriss, wife of slave trader George P. Dorriss) gifts slaves to Mary Dorriss out of "…natural love and affection… for his youngest sister. "…a certain a Negro boy named Joseph aged about 7 years old and also...a certain Negro girl named Synthia about the age of 11 years old..."

Date(s) of Creation

8/1/1842

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Joseph

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Smith, William conveys slave to Dorriss, Mary

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1839-1843: De.A.266-267

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

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

1842.08.01 De.A.266-267 Smith to Dorriss.jpg

Note

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

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/01/1842: Smith, William conveys slave to Dorriss, Mary (Joseph)