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Thompson, Gyles & Co. Claim Agents! -- Jared D. Thompson, James F. Gyles, William H. Miller, John H. Burrows - St. Joseph, Missouri - - Having facilities for collection of claims under Acts of Congress of February 24, 1864, and July 18th, 1866, "to award compensation to each loyal person to whom a colored volunteer or drafted man may have owed service at the time of his enlistment or draft into the military service of the United States, " will thoroughly canvas Buchanan, Platte, Clay, Clinton, Ray, Jackson, and other counties where slaves were enlisted during the war.
Office in basement State Bank Building, entrance on Felix Street. Post Office Box 292.
References: Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair, A. M. Saxton, Gen. George H. Hall, Col. L. M. Lawson, Hon. Mordecai Oliver, Col. J. Doniphan, Hon. Henry M. Vorhies, Hon. C. B. Wilkinson, Gen. B. F. (Benjamin F.) Stringfellow, Peter T. Abell, Esq.
(Researcher's note: "During the Civil War, two acts of Congress - one passed in 1864 (13 Stat. 11) and one in 1866 (14 Stat. 321) - allowed loyal slave owners whose slaves enlisted or were drafted into the U.S. military to file a claim against the Federal government for loss of the slave's services. The law allowed for up to $300 compensation for slaves who enlisted, and up $100 for slaves who were drafted." A third act of Congress passed on March 30, 1867 (15 Stat. 29) suspended the claims process. https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/north-american-genealogy/african-american/slave-compensation-claims)Date(s) of Creation
4/26/1867
