07/26/1854: Spencer, William D. (Estate of ) conveys slave to Steele, Oliver C. (Dennis)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

SCC.0196

Collection

1866-1867 U.S. Colored Troops Slave Compensation Claims

Archive Items Details

Description

Dennis Perkins enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas, on December 12, 1864, and mustered into the Independent Battery, USCT Light Artillery as a Private. On December 4, 1866, Oliver Steele of Platte County, Missouri signed claim for compensation #102 for an enlisted slave Dennis Perkins. Steele claimed he had acquired title to Dennis Perkins by "...purchase from D. C. (David C.) Hunt, Administrator of the Estate of William D. Spencer, deceased, all of Platte County in State of Missouri, on the 26th day of July 1854."

Date(s) of Creation

7/26/1854

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Dennis

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Perkins, Dennis

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Spencer, William D. (Estate of ) conveys slave to Steele, Oliver C.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Military Service Records of United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations, 1861-1865 (Dennis Perkins, SCC Claim #0102)

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

3/18/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1866.12.04 Perkins, Dennis SCC #102 Fold3 IndBatt.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1866-1867 Slave Compensation Claims CatalogIt version.xlsx [REVISED]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

07/26/1854: Spencer, William D. (Estate of ) conveys slave to Steele, Oliver C. (Dennis)