Description
Heirs to the Estate of Samuel Miller petition the Court to sell the slaves of the Estate "…to wit, Paulina, Martha, Mary, John, Moses, Josiah and Richard." Elizabeth Miller, widow, agrees to retain slave Martha in lieu of dower. Court orders the slave sale, except Martha, to be held at the Courthouse in Platte City on January 7, 1861. Heirs: Elizabeth Miller (widow), John Miller, Rachel Scott (Miller), Fielding Shaw, Catharine Shaw (Miller), William Sanders, Deborah Sanders, William Miller, Jonathan H. Miller, Samuel M. Miller.Date(s) of Creation
11/7/1860