Description
Minor Porter enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on August 16, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On November 5, 1866, Jesse Miller of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #34 for enlisted slave Minor Porter and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Miller claimed he had acquired title by “…said Minor Porter, for whom compensation is claimed, was inherited by the said claimant Jesse Miller from the estate of his father, now deceased, and has been the property of said claimant for 18 years."
Edward M. Dobson and Samuel B. Hoy of Platte County swore under oath that Miller had owned Minor for “12 years." William M. Paxton and R. F. (Robert F.) Mason of Platte County also swore oath that 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, Dobson, Hoy, Paxton, and Mason had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Miller 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
11/5/1866
