Description
Uncle Adam Todd is one of the oldest colored men in Oskaloosa, he being close on to 95 (born ~1807). Adam says he came from Virginia to Missouri with his master when he was a young man. Adam took advantage of one of Col. Jennison's raid orders in Platte County, Mo., hitched up two yoke of his masters oxen to a wagon, in which he placed his wife and 7 children, besides kitchen and household effects. On leaving Platte City Adam says half the town was on fire.
(Researcher's note: AI Overview - - "Col. Charles R. "Doc" Jennison was a notorious anti-slavery Jayhawker in "Bleeding Kansas" and a Union cavalry commander during the Civil War. Based out of Kansas City (with headquarters at the state line), his unit - the 7th Kansas Cavalry - raided western Missouri to liberate slaves, burn secessionist property, and disrupt pro-slavery guerrilla networks.)Date(s) of Creation
5/2/1902
