Entry/Object ID
CC.0598Collection
1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court DocketArchive Items Details
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(No date available, used December 31st) "Regarding division of slave woman and her two children." May 14, 1864: Deposition of Witness James M. Moore on behalf of Plaintiff Bully Pitt. Testimony: Sometime in the year 1860 or 1861 there was a suit pending between myself and John E. Pitt for the partition and division of a negro woman and two children in the Platte County Circuit Court. Mr. Bryant at that time was Sheriff of Platte County, Missouri. The Court ordered the sale of the said negros and said Bryant advertised the same for sale. But there was no sale from the fact that the sale bill advertisement was incorrect. After that we sold the negro woman and children to Arch Hughes. James Frost (acting as an agent for John E. Pitt) and myself sold the negros at private sale to Arch Hughes. We received the money. Hughes paying me (XXX) part and Mr. Pitt his, that is to Frost for Pitt. James M. Moore.
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
12/31/1860Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
EnslavedOther Name
Unidentified ChildName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Hughes, Arch (Archelaus E.)Other Numbers
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Missouri State Archives, Judicial Records: (see weblink)Copyright
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Bill NicholsDate
6/5/2025Research Type
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Robin NavaDate
7/5/2025General Notes
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1860.12.17 MJRHD.466969 John E. Pitt vs William K. Bryant.pdf
1860.12.17 MJRHD466969 Pitt v Bryant Case Summary.pdf
1860.12.17 MJRHD466969 Pitt v Bryant Case File.pdfNote
BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Circuit Court Docket CatalogIt version.xlsx [Circuit MJRHD 02.14.26]Create Date
September 2, 2026Update Date
September 16, 2026Name/Title
12/31/1860: John E. Pitt vs William K. Bryant (Partition) (Unidentified Child)
