Description
Harrison Brown enlisted at Wyandotte, Kansas, on August 15, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company H. On January 12, 1867, Joseph Pence of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #168 for enlisted slave Harrison Brown and swore an oath of allegiance before Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum.
Pence claimed he had acquired title to Harrison Brown by “…that he raised him from infancy and owned him all his life and the mother of the said Harrison Brown prior to and subsequent to the birth of said Harrison Brown.”
Jesse Brashear and Thomas H. Talbott of Platte County swore under oath that Pence had owned Harrison Brown for “all his life." Edward D. Cord and William H. Roney of Platte County also swore oath that Pence was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum certified that Pence, Brashear, Talbott, Cord, and Roney had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Pence gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
1/12/1867
