Description
Thomas Perry enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on July 26, 1864, and was mustered into the Independent Battery, USCT Light Artillery as a Private. On November 14, 1866, Levi Likins of Platte County, Missouri, signed a claim for compensation #161 for enlisted slave Thomas Perry and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Likins claimed he had acquired title to Thomas Perry "...by purchase from Jonathan Hunt. Claimant had Bill of Sale but it was lost and never recorded. Said slave was purchased in the month of July 1857."
William Hunt and A. T. Guthrie of Platte County swore that Likins had owned Thomas for "7 years." William A. White and John Collins of Platte County swore that Likins 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 Likins, Hunt, Guthrie, White and Collins had all appeared before him and under oath swore to the truthfulness of the claim. Likins gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer and Co. to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/14/1866
