Description
Pendleton Thomas enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on August 17, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On January 23, 1867, Michael Gabbert of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #285 for enlisted slave Pendleton Thomas and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County notary public James J. Hitt.
Gabbert claimed he had acquired title to Pendleton by “…purchase from Jacob Cox of Platte County, Missouri, in the year 1856. No Bill of Sale received.”
M. B. Loyd and James W. Steele of Platte County swore under oath that Gabbert had owned Pendleton for “5 years." William H. Ballard and L. R. Ringo of Platte County also swore oath that Gabbert was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum Platte County notary public James J. Hitt Platte County notary public John Wilson certified that Gabbert, Loyd, Steele, Ballard, and Ringo had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Gabbert gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
1/23/1867
