Description
Robert Simpson enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 14, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company A. On November 13, 1866, Hugh Swaney signed claim for compensation #32 for enlisted slave Robert Simpson and swore an oath of allegiance before a George W. Belt, Clerk of the Platte County Circuit Court.
Swaney claimed he had acquired title by "...the mother of said Robert Simpson was owned by claimant and said Robert Simpson, for whom compensation is claimed, was born the property of claimant."
William H. White and Richard T. Darnell of Platte County testified under oath that Swaney had owned Robert Simpson for "10 years." James M. Littlejohn and William H. Spratt of Platte County testified under oath that Hugh Swaney was loyal to the government of the United States and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. George W. Belt, Clerk of the Platte County Circuit Court, certified that Hugh Swaney, William H. White, Richard T. Darnell, James Littlejohn, and William H. Spratt all appeared before him and under oath swore to the facts and truthfulness of the claim. Hugh Swaney gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer and Co., Washington DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/13/1866
