Description
Robert Thomas enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 7, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company D. On November 5, 1866, E. C. Redman (Dr. Elias C.) of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #49 for enlisted slave Robert Thomas and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Redman claimed he had acquired title to Robert Thomas "...by purchase from Alfred Keen of Boone County, Missouri, Bill of Sale having been lost.”
Stephen P. Remington and A. M. Johnston of Platte County swore under oath that Redman had owned Robert Thomas for “5 years." John H. Wilhite and George Robertson of Platte County also swore oath that Redman 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 Redman, Remington, Johnston, Wilhite, and Robertson had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Redman 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
