Probate Court orders William M. Paxton, administrator, to sell at public auction "…a Negro woman named Martha…and that said Negro is precarious property likely to become a loss by reason of her attempts to run away..." Sale to occur on Monday October 4, 1858, at the Courthouse house door in Platte City for 1/3 cash and the balance in 9 months.
Date(s) of Creation
9/18/1858
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Martha
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Lloyd, Marcellus and Henry (minors, Judith Vaughn mother, estate of)
