Slavery

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…

Liquor 1853.03.01 Summons to 9 Witnesses for March 14, 1853 Floersch

Liquor 1853.03.01 Summons to 9 Witnesses for March 14, 1853 Floersch Liquor 1853.03.01 Summons to 9 Witnesses for March 14, 1853 FloerschDownload Liquor 1853.02.17 Summons to 8 Witnesses for March 14, 1853 (OCR)Download Liquor 1852.02.15 Summons to 9 Witnesses & Sheriff's Return Floersch(OCR)Download

Liquor 1851.09.27 Writ for Arrest Selling Liquor on Sunday Floersch Circuit Court 1851 scans (OCR)

Liquor 1851.09.27 Writ for Arrest Selling Liquor on Sunday Floersch Circuit Court 1851 scans (OCR)Download Liquor 1851.10.11 Appearance Bond Selling Liquor on Sunday Floersch Circuit Court 1851 scans (OCR) Liquor 1851.10.11 Appearance Bond Selling Liquor on Sunday Floersch Circuit Court 1851 scans (OCR)Download Liquor 1851.09.10 Grand Jury Decision Selling Liquor on Sunday Floersch Circuit Court 1851 scans (OCR) Liquor 1851.09.10 Grand Jury Decision Selling Liquor on Sunday Floersch Circuit Court 1851 scans (OCR)Download

John Floersch Charged for Selling Liquor to Slaves

Filed Sept 10, 1851 Ira Norris, Clerk The State vs. John Floersch Dealing with Slaves Selling liquor on July 1, 1851 to a slave - without consent of their owner! One has to wonder if in a tragic irony this is ahead of any Independence Day celebration on the 4th. Witnesses James Serrat John Quermott John Heed… Luther State of Missouri County of Platte In the Circuit Court September Tenth 1851 Platte County to wit: The Grand Jury?? For the state of Missouri for the Body of the County of Platte, aforesaid, Upon this oath present…

THE JACKSON RESOLUTIONS

According to the Paxton Annals of Platte County, Missouri, Hall Wilkerson is known to have voted in favor of the Jackson Resolutions, a strongly worded pro-slavery statement by the Missouri state legislature in 1849 -See Annals of Platte County, Missouri, by William McClung Paxton, p. 142 Early in the year 1849 there began a series of discussions in the Missouri Legislature concerning the slavery question, or rather the power of Congress over slavery in the territories. On the 15th of January Hon. C. F. Jackson, senator from Howard, afterward Governor of the State, introduced into the…

THE COOPER FAMILY: Wylie Cooper

Are descended from John Cooper (i), who came, at an early day,to Hawkins County, Tenn. He was born April 5, 1768; marriedMary Young, born November 10, 1771. Their children were 8sons and 4 daughters; bul we shall notice only those who cameto Platte in 1838:I. JOHN Y. COOPERWas born in Tennessee, June 9, 1803. In 1835 he came to MorganCounty, Mo., and married Isabel Masters, born August 3, 1813.In 1838 they came to Platte, and settled three miles north of PlatteCity, and here he died. He was an elder in the PresbyterianChurch, and was honored and…