Description
George Washington enlisted at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, on August 20, 1864, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. On November 5, 1866, Jesse Miller of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #38 for enlisted slave George Washington and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Miller claimed he had acquired title by “…said George Washington was the property of the wife of said claimant (Margaret A. Waller) at the time of their marriage and has since been the property of claimant through marriage occurred in the year 1848."
Edward M. Dobson and Samuel B. Hoy of Platte County swore under oath that Miller had owned Minor for “15 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
