10/05/1840: Probate Court docket entry re: Buchanan, John R. (Estate Of) (Unidentified Slaves)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PC.0004

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, MO, Probate Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Probate Court authorizes John A. White and Melinda Buchanan, Administrators of the Estate of John Buchanan, "…to hire at private sale a Negro girl of 12 years of age the property of the Estate and the administrators are ordered to hire at public sale a certain other Negroes belonging to said estate."

Date(s) of Creation

10/5/1840

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slaves

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Buchanan, John R. (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. 1st 1839-1846: PB.1st.036

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/1/2025

General Notes

Note

1840.10.05 PB.1st.036 Buchanan, John.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Probate Court Docket CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Probate 05.20.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

10/05/1840: Probate Court docket entry re: Buchanan, John R. (Estate Of) (Unidentified Slaves)