1839-1869 Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court Docket
Archive Items Details
Description
Dickson and Black appear in court and submit bond. No slaves indicated in court record but case file indicates slave Lee was owned by George P. Dorriss.
The Missouri Archives Judicial Records Historical Database has a record and scanned images of the court's file.
Date(s) of Creation
9/12/1851
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Lee
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
State of Missouri vs. William E. Black & James Dickson - Dealing with Slaves (Selling sugar without consent of owner)