Entry/Object ID
EM.0025Collection
1840-1864 Platte County, Missouri, EmancipationsArchive Items Details
Description
Final settlement of the Estate of Rebecca Gaines by James Strang, Administrator.
The Administrator is charged in the Inventory with a mulatto man slave Joseph valued at $600.00." The Administrator wants to be released from liability because "…said mulatto man..." was emancipated by the heirs of the Gaines Estate (M.G. Nelson and Margaret Ann Nelson, Mary Catherine Fauntleroy, Robert C. Gaines, William Gaines, James Gaines, and William Lockhart and Lydia, his wife).Date(s) of Creation
9/10/1847Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
JosephName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
JosephName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Gaines, Rebecca (Heirs of)Other Numbers
Number Type
Source CitationOther Number
Platte Co. Probate Court Docket Vol. A 1846-1849: PB.A.144Copyright
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
1847.09.10 PB.A.144 Gaines, Rebecca Mulatto Joseph.jpgNote
BAAC workbook: 1840-1864 Emancipations CatalogIt version.xlsx [Emancipations 05.20.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
09/10/1847: Gaines, Rebecca (Heirs of) emancipates Joseph