11/25/1857: James B. Parker & Sarah S. Parker vs. John E. Bully Pitt - Probate (Fanny)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

CC.0336

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

Dispute resolved between James B. Parker and Sarah E. Parker (plaintiffs) and John E. Pitt and William H. Spratt (defendants), relating to the division of proceeds from the Estate of Thomas Phelps and the ownership of an enslaved girl named Fanny. The court ordered William H. Spratt to pay James B. Parker $230.95 plus interest, with additional payments and credits distributed among parties, and decreed that Fanny was the property of the plaintiffs. Pitt to deliver Fanny to the Parkers. No case file found on the Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database.

Date(s) of Creation

11/25/1857

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Fanny

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Parker, James B. & Sarah S.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Circuit Court Docket Vol. G 1857-1858: Cir.G.324

Web Links and URLs

https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMVC/JudicialRecords/

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

6/5/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

7/5/2025

General Notes

Note

1857.11.25 Cir.G.324 Parker vs Pitt.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

11/25/1857: James B. Parker & Sarah S. Parker vs. John E. "Bully" Pitt - Probate (Fanny)