Entry/Object ID
EM.0086Collection
1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, EmancipationsArchive Items Details
Description
"I do hereby manumit and set free my boy Martin aged about 14 years, also my boy Alfred aged about 16 years, they being the same that I purchased from the Estate of Wm. Bryant (William H. Bryan died 04/07/1854) but their freedom is not to take effect until after my death and they are to work for and remain my property until that period after which they are be released from all further servitude in consequence of their now being my property."
James G. Spratt and W.M. Paxton attest on 04/06/1864 "…that in the life time of said deceased (Lewis Swope) he had a conversation with him in which he the deceased stated he had made his will liberating his wife and children."Date(s) of Creation
8/10/1860Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
AlfredName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Swope, AlfredName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Swope, Lewis "A Man of Color"Other Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Platte Co. Wills 1840-1893 Vol. C: WL.C.006Copyright
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© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
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ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
5/24/2025Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Robin NavaDate
6/27/2025General Notes
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1860.08.10 WL.C.006 Swope, Lewis Emancipates Wife and Sons.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1840-1864 Emancipations CatalogIt version.xlsx [Emancipations 05.20.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
08/10/1860: Swope, Lewis "A Man of Color" emancipates Alfred