Administrator provides proof to the Probate Court of giving notice of publication. Probate Court orders that judgment and partition be made and "…that said slave be sold at the Courthouse door in Platte City…on the 7th day of December, 1855, to the highest bidder 1/2 cash and 1/2 in 6 months.
Date(s) of Creation
11/5/1855
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Unidentified Slave
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Bell, Lewis W. (Minor heirs of Estate of Lewis W. Bell)