Description
James Brown enlisted at Wyandotte, Kansas on April 1, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company K. On November 10, 1866, James Stultz of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #21 for enlisted slave James Brown and swore an oath of allegiance before Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum.
Stultz claimed he had acquired title to James by “…purchase from George P. Dorris (Dorriss) of Platte County, Missouri - the Bill of Sale showing such purchase having been lost.”
Z. D. Washburn and Thomas J. Dye of Platte County swore under oath that Stultz had owned James for “9 years." G. W. Hood and John Pace of Platte County also swore oath that Stultz was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum certified that Stultz, Washburn, Dye, Hood, and Pace had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Stultz 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
11/10/1866
