08/27/1869: State of Missouri vs. Nelson Strang (Colored) - Rape (George Wakefield)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

CC.0750

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Strang appears in Court and pleads not guilty to the charge of rape. Court orders $500.00 bail. Case continued on April 5, 1870, and witnesses Polly McDaniel and Georgiann McDaniel summoned. "Case transferred from JP to circuit court . Victim 6 years old. Image redacted per 595.226 RSMo." Case file contains witness statements by Mary Wakefield "Colored" and mention of "George Wakefield, Colored". Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has a record and scanned case file image. (see 11/24/1855 State of Missouri vs. Nelson, A Slave of John Rogers - Attempt to commit rape)

Date(s) of Creation

8/27/1869

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

George

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Wakefield, George

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Circuit Court Docket Vol. L 1868-1871: Cir.L.401

Web Links and URLs

https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMVC/JudicialRecords/

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/5/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

7/5/2025

General Notes

Note

1869.08.27 Cir.L.401 Missouri vs Nelson Strang c66787_B79F012.pdf 1869.10.06 Cir.L.401 Missouri vs Nelson Strang.jpg 1870.04.05 Cir.L.502 Missouri vs Nelson Strang.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/27/1869: State of Missouri vs. Nelson Strang (Colored) - Rape (George Wakefield)