Description
Josiah Hale had enlisted at St. Louis Missouri on September 21, 1863, and was mustered as a private in the 56th USCT, Company K. On December 1, 1866, Hugh Lewis of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #2712 for an enlisted slave named Josiah Hale.
Hugh Lewis claimed he had acquired title to Josiah Hale by purchase from John K. Welch.
Bill of Sale: "Know all men by these presents that I, John K. Welch, have this day sold and delivered onto Hugh Lewis my Negro boy called Bob for and in consideration of the sum of $900 to me paid in hand by the said Hugh Lewis, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. I, John K. Welch, do by these presents warrant the said Negro to be sound of body and mind, clear of any encumbrances and a slave for life signed." John K. Welch March 26, 1857. Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux certified the Bill of Sale was true and correct.
(Researcher's note: Hugh Lewis was listed as a Platte County enslaver on the 1850 Platte County Slave Schedule)Date(s) of Creation
3/26/1857
