1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket
Archive Items Details
Description
(No date available, used December 31st) "Plaintiff asked Ptolemy Brightwell, his father, for $550.00; he secured the loan with a male slave named Henry. File includes depositions regarding Henry's value and the deal the plaintiff made with his father." "Petitioning court to declare lien upon a male slave named Henry, property of plaintiff Brightwell."
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Date(s) of Creation
12/31/1859
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Henry
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Brightwell, Ptolemy
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Missouri State Archives, Judicial Records: (see weblink)
