Description
John McCartus enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on September 17, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On October 31, 1866, Jefferson Campbell of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #46 for enlisted slave John McCartus and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Campbell claimed he had acquired title by “…said John McCartus was born his property through his wife, Sarah Jane Campbell, who owned the mother of said John McCartus and who was born after the marriage of claimant.”
A. A. Evans and Benjamin Calvert of Platte County swore under oath that Campbell had owned John for “10 years" and George P. Young and R. P. C. Wilson of Platte County swore oath that Campbell was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt certified that Campbell, Evans, Calvert, Young, and Wilson had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Campbell gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
10/31/1866
