1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket
Archive Items Details
Description
Harriet Tolson appears in Court for trial and pleads not guilty. The jury ruled "We, the jury, find Defendant not guilty." Court orders Harriet discharged. Mary Tolson, Harriet's slaveowner, to recover her costs. Horace (slave of Townsend Brown), Harriet (slave of Mary Tolson), and Philip (slave of Colby Powell) were accused of breaking into store of George Park and Isaac Parsons (in Parkville) and starting a fire.
Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has a record and the court file images.
Date(s) of Creation
9/14/1847
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Harriet
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Tolson, Mary
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Number Type
Source Citation
Other Number
Circuit Court Docket Vol. C 1846-1848: Cir.C.271-272
