Description
Rufus Ringo enlisted at Liberty, Missouri, on January 1, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private in the 67th USCT Infantry, Company C. On January 21, 1867, Elizabeth A. Ringo of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation ##2547 for enlisted slave Rufus Ringo and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln.
Elizabeth A. Ringo claimed she had acquired title to Rufus by “…said slave was born the property of claimant."
Oliver P. Moss and Trigg T. Allen of Clay County testified under oath that Elizabeth Ringo had owned Horace for “a long time" and was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln certified that Ringo, Moss, and Allen had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Elizabeth Ringo gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute her claim for compensation. (Numerous Platte County Ringos were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
1/21/1867
