Bully Pitt

1860 John E. Pitt v. Larkin Fleshman

Hi All (including Chris Floersch): Another summary of a Bully Pitt-related court case that Rebecca received from the Missouri State Archives.  Thank you Rebecca! The case seemed interesting because of the mention of a slave boy named Jack.  Unfortunately, Jack wasn’t mentioned very much in court filings and his importance as an asset wasn’t as significant as the real estate.  Neither Brady or Larkin were listed on the 1850 and 1860 Slave Census as owning Jack. In summary, Bully Pitt sued Larkin Fleshman to stop Fleshman’s execution of a judgment against John C. Brady.  Pitt felt…

Bully Pitt

Hi All: [FYI, I’m cc’ing Chris Floersch for his review.] Rebecca recently received the three Bully Pitt-related court files that she had requested from the Missouri State Archives.  Thanks again, Rebecca, for getting the court file.  Below is the summary of the 1860 Morrison vs. Pitt and Frost case and I’ll send the other summaries later.   But first, a couple of observations:   * Slave George was originally owned by James H. Johnston and his wife Martha was the executor of James H.’s estate.   Paxton says James H. was the postmaster and a merchant…