08/27/1861: Frost, James E. conveys slave to Smith, William B. (Violet)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

DE.1101

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

Frosts executes mortgage to Smith and pledges real estate and slaves as security to secure various promissory notes. "… One Negro slave woman named Violet aged about 22 years, also her infant female child aged about 10 days, also one Negro slave boy Charles aged about 7 years..."

Date(s) of Creation

8/27/1861

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Violet

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Frost, James E. conveys slave to Smith, William B.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. Q 1861-1863: De.Q.319-320

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

1861.08.27 De.Q.319-320 Frost to Smith.jpg

Note

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

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/27/1861: Frost, James E. conveys slave to Smith, William B. (Violet)