1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket
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Description
George Martin files a bill in chancery against William J. Norris and others regarding unpaid promissory notes dating to 1844. Mentions "…Negro slaves, among them two slaves named Mary and Lucy…" Slaves Mary and Lucy were in possession of William J. Norris by William G. Burnes to secure promissory note. "And that said slaves have been sold by William J. Norris, the said Lucy in the Fall of 1847 for $400 and Mary in February 1849 for $500."
No court file found on the Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database.
Date(s) of Creation
9/3/1850
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Mary
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
George Martin vs. William J. Norris, William G. Burnes, John S. Light, Samuel Stagg and Samuel Downey
