08/04/1853: Inventory of Unidentified Slave #1 for Ewell, Layton (Estate Of) by Bluford Stanton

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

INV.0183

Collection

1836-1867 Platte County, Missouri, Probate Inventories

Archive Items Details

Description

Unidentified Slave #1: The Administrator "…is informed that there are2 other Negroes in this County belonging to said estate in the possession of John E. Pitt..." The court case Stanton v. John E. Pitt, 1853, identified the slaves as Philis and her children, Priscilla, Ann, and Jinny.

Date(s) of Creation

8/4/1853

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slave #1

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Ewell, Layton (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1852-1862: IN.A.024

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

1853.08.04 IN.A.024 Layton, Ewell 4 Slaves John E. Pitt 3QSQ-G9L9-QFN1.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

08/04/1853: Inventory of Unidentified Slave #1 for Ewell, Layton (Estate Of) by Bluford Stanton