12/31/1858: Edward Lucas vs John Brightwell - Debt (Unidentified Slave)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

CC.0449

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

(No date available, used December 31st) "Debt, $100.00 Plaintiff Edward Lucas caught defendant's runaway slave in Kansas Territory. John Brightwell refused to pay plaintiff for returned slave." Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has an on-line record but no scanned case file images. Contact the Missouri State Archives at [email protected] to request files.

Date(s) of Creation

12/31/1858

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Unidentified Slave

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Brightwell, John

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Missouri State Archives, Judicial Records: (see weblink)

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

1858.12.31 MJRHD.465654 Lucas vs Brightwell.pdf

Note

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

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

12/31/1858: Edward Lucas vs John Brightwell - Debt (Unidentified Slave)