Description
Adam Spencer enlisted at Fort Blunt, Cherokee Nation, on July 20, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On November 16, 1866, Peder Nelson of Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #465 for enlisted slave Adam Spencer f/k/a "Andrew".
Peder Nelson claimed he had acquired title to "Andrew" (Adam Spencer) by “…purchase from Columbus Spencer as per Bill of Sale dated 17 April 1850 herewith filed.” Bill of Sale: "Know all men by these presents that I have this day sold a Negro boy named Andrew, 12 years old, to Peder Nelson for the sum of $900; said boy is sound in body and mind, title warranted good. Columbus Spencer, St. Joseph, April 17, 1850." (Columbus Spencer and numerous Platte County Spencers were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
4/17/1850
