Description
William 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 #33 for enlisted slave William 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 "...purchase of the mother and said William Simpson while an infant from William Paxton, Administrator of the Estate of James Willoughby, deceased, on the 1st day of June 1846."
William H. White and Richard T. Darnell of Platte County testified under oath that Swaney had owned William Simpson for "15 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
