Description
Isaiah Hill enlisted at Ft. Scott, Kansas on August 8, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company D. On November 13, 1866, John T. Murdock of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #23 for enlisted slave Isaiah Hill and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Murdock claimed he had acquired title by “…the mother of said Isaiah Hill was the property of claimant and the said Isaiah Hill, the slave for whom compensation is claimed, was born the property of John T. Murdock, claimant.”
S. F. Spears and C. A. Skillman of Platte County swore under oath that Murdock had owned Isaiah for “12 years." R. D. Johnston and William W. Davis of Platte County also swore oath that Murdock 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 Murdock, Spears, Skillman, Johnston, and Davis had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Murdock 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
11/13/1866
