Description
Richardson Perrin enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on August 12, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On October 29, 1866, William F. Perrin of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #14 for enlisted slave Richardson Perrin and swore an oath of allegiance before Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum.
William Perrin claimed he had acquired title by “…the mother of said Richardson Perrin belonged to the father of claimant (note: Achilles Perrin) and was given to claimant (William F. Perrin) in the year 1842; and said Richardson Perrin, for whom compensation is claimed, was born the property of said William F. Perrin, the claimant aforesaid.”
Margaret Brown and Robert Wood of Platte County swore under oath that William Perrin had owned Richardson for “14 years" and W. T. Woods and A. W. (Alfred) Hughes of Weston, Platte County swore oath that William Perrin was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum certified that Perrin, Brown, Wood, Woods, and Hughes had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Perrin gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Numerous Platte County Perrins, Woods, and Hughes were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
10/29/1866
