Description
John Minor enlisted at Fort Scott, Kansas on January 13, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company B. On January 14, 1867, J. H. Minor of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #288 for enlisted slave John Minor and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Minor claimed he had acquired title to John by “…born and raised in the family from a slave.”
C. M. Thompson and D. G. Montgomery of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, swore under oath that Minor had owned John for “15 years" and also swore oath that Minor 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 Minor, Thompson, and Montgomery had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Minor gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute her claim for compensation. (J. H. John Minor and numerous Thompsons and Montgomerys were Platte County enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
1/14/1867
