Description
Jackson Haddox enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas, on October 10, 1864 and mustered into the Independent Battery, USCT Light Artillery as a Private. On November 3, 1866, John P. Miller of Platte County, Missouri, signed a claim for compensation #165 for enlisted slave Jackson Haddox and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Miller claimed he had acquired title to Jackson Haddox "...by purchase from (blank) Turner. The Bill of Sale has been lost and was never recorded. Said purchase was made in Platte City, Missouri, on the 15th day of March 1859." Moses Boydston and John M. Fugate of Platte County swore that Miller had owned Jackson for "about 5 years."
Edward M. Dobson and William A. White of Platte County swore that John P. Miller 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 Miller, Boydston, Fugate, Dobson, and White had all appeared before him and under oath swore to the truthfulness of the claim. John P. Miller gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer and Co. to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/3/1866
