Claim of Rias Lewis against Jonah Moore

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Title: Claim of Rias Lewis against Jonah Moore
Creator: Rias Lewis
Jonah Moore
Lisbon Applegate
Clifton Tooly
Amelia R. Parks
L.B. Parks
James H. Moore
Description: This is the legal claim of Rias Lewis, “a free man of color,” against Jonah Moore for $40 in unpaid wages. The claim is dated September 26, 1854 and is signed by a justice of the peace, a public administrator, and two witnesses in Chariton County, Missouri. A note on the back indicates that the debt was settled in court on August 10, 1855. Attached to the claim is the original agreement for Lewis to work for Moore, signed by both parties and dated February 12, 1850.
Date: February 12, 1850-August 10, 1855
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
African Americans
People: Rias Lewis
Jonah Moore
Lisbon Applegate
Clifton Tooly
Amelia R. Parks
L.B. Parks
James H. Moore
Geographic Subject: Chariton County, Missouri
Object Type: Legal Document
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia
Location: Applegate, L.; C996, f. 48, August 9 - September 1855, Item 1
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