12/03/1849: Probate Court docket entry re: State of Missouri vs. Simon H. Wilson (Major, a Free Boy of Color)

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PC.0293

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, MO, Probate Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

"For Removing Apprentice" Simon H. Wilson has been arrested for "running out of the State" with "...an apprentice named Major (a free boy of color)..." out of the State and appears in Court. Wilson moves for a continuance, which is granted until Friday, December 7, 1849. James Strang provides $1000.00 recognizance bond for Wilson's appearance to answer the prosecution's charges.

Date(s) of Creation

12/3/1849

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Major, a Free Boy of Color

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Major, a Free Boy of Color

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

State of Missouri vs. Simon H. Wilson

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. A 1849-1851: PB.A.041-042

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/1/2025

General Notes

Note

1849.12.03 PB.A.041 Simon H. Wilson.jpg 1849.12.03 PB.A.042 Simon H. Wilson.jpg

Note

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

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

12/03/1849: Probate Court docket entry re: State of Missouri vs. Simon H. Wilson (Major, a Free Boy of Color)