Entry/Object ID
CC.0420Collection
1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court DocketArchive Items Details
Description
"Defendant Allen Pinx (Pinks) claims he is a free Man of Color but is unable to prove it. He is committed to jail because the court considers him a runaway slave." Zebulon D. Washburn brought Allen Pinx (Pinks), a mulatto, before F.G. Heriot (Justice of the Peace) as a runaway slave. Heriot ruled Allen Pinx (Pinks) was a runaway slave, belonging to some person, although Pinx (Pinks) asserted he was a free person but produced no evidence of that fact. Washburn was ordered to take Pinx (Pinks) to jail and hold him.
Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has an on-line record and scanned case file images.Date(s) of Creation
9/9/1858Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
Allen PinksName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
Allen PinksName Type
EnslaverOther Name
State of Missouri vs. Allen PinksOther Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Missouri State Archives, Judicial Records: (see weblink)Copyright
Copyright Details
© 2026 BAAC All Rights ReservedResearch Notes
Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Bill NicholsDate
6/5/2025Research Type
ResearcherPerson
Robin NavaDate
7/5/2025General Notes
Note
1858.09.09 MJRHD.465910 Missouri v Allen Pinx 2024.10.24 Nichols summary 1858 State of Missouri vs Allen Pinx C63623 Box 44 Folder 102.pdf
1858.09.09 MJRHD.465910 Missouri v Allen Pinx 2024.10.24 Nichols summary 1858 State of Missouri vs Allen Pinx.pdf
1858.09.09 MJRHD.465910 Missouri v Allen Pinx Case Record.pdfNote
BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
09/09/1858: State of Missouri vs. Allen Pinks (Allen Pinks)
