Entry/Object ID
EM.0041Collection
1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, EmancipationsArchive Items Details
Description
"Now at this day comes Reuben Bozarth, a free person of color, and produces in open court a deed by him executed by attested E.H. Norton emancipating and setting free a certain Negro woman named therein Dicey Bozarth, slave of the said Reuben Bozarth, aged about 35 years and the said Reuben Bozarth acknowledges the said Deed of Emancipation to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned."Date(s) of Creation
9/5/1851Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
Dicey (Bozarth)Name Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Bozarth, DiceyName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Bozarth, ReubenOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Platte Co. Circuit Court Docket Vol. D 1848-1852: Cir.D.578Copyright
Copyright Details
© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
5/24/2025Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Robin NavaDate
6/27/2025General Notes
Note
1851.09.05 Cir.D.578 Bozarth, Reuben Dicy Dicey Bozarth.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1840-1864 Emancipations CatalogIt version.xlsx [Emancipations 05.20.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
09/05/1851: Bozarth, Reuben emancipates Dicey