Description
Manuel Dobson enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on August 27, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On November 3, 1866, Edward M. Dobson of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #54 for enlisted slave Manuel Dobson and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Edward Dobson claimed he had acquired title by “…the mother of said Manuel Dobson belonged to the claimant and the said Manuel Dobson, for whom compensation is claimed, was born the property of said Edward M. Dobson.” William A. White and William Lewis of Platte County swore under oath that Edward Dobson had owned Manuel for “10 years."
S. P. (Stephen P.) Remington and J. P. Miller of Platte County swore their oath that Edward Dobson was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Remington and Franklin Gaines submitted an affidavit stating that they'd known Dobson for 20 years and that Manuel Dobson had been raised by Edward Dobson from infancy and always owned Manuel up to his enlistment. Remington and Gaines' affidavit also stated that Dobson had been loyal to the United States and defended it against the Confederate States of America. Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt certified that Dobson, White, Lewis, Remington, and Miller had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Edward Dobson gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/3/1866
