Description
John Brown enlisted at Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 8, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company D. On January 7, 1867, James Ellison of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #113 for enlisted slave John Brown and swore an oath of allegiance before and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Ellison claimed he had acquired title to John by being "...born and raised in the family from a slave woman named Mary."
James P. Pettigrew and Henry Tutt of Buchanan County swore under oath that Ellison had owned John for “over 5 years" and also swore oath that Ellison was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux certified that Ellison, Pettigrew, and Tutt had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Ellison gave power of attorney to Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
1/7/1867
