10/24/1844: English, John & Hughes, Leander conveys slave to English, Mary Lettitia & English, Ann Elizabeth (Aley)

Entry/Object ID

DE.0154

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

John English and Leander Hughes convey slaves from Mary English's estate (deceased wife of John English) to John and Mary's children. "…to wit, one Negro woman named Aley about 22 or 23 years of age together with her three children, two wit, Phebe (Phoebe), a Negro girl in her 4th year, Moses, a Negro boy in his 2nd year, and Sarah, a female child a few months old, and one Negro boy named Amsted about 18 or 19 years old, being the same Negroes which the said John English has now in his possession by his deceased wife, daughter of Leander Hughes..."

Date(s) of Creation

10/24/1844

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Aley

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

English, John & Hughes, Leander conveys slave to English, Mary Lettitia & English, Ann Elizabeth

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. C 1844-1846: De.C.007

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/24/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1844.10.24 De.C.007 English to English.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1821-1868 Deeds CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Sheet1]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

10/24/1844: English, John & Hughes, Leander conveys slave to English, Mary Lettitia & English, Ann Elizabeth (Aley)