Description
Anthony Roberts enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on September 15, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company J. On November 14, 1866, Josephine Roberts of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #409 for enlisted slave Anthony Roberts and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County Notary Public David O. Miller.
Roberts claimed she had acquired title to Anthony Roberts because “…was born the slave of my father and I, as one of his heirs at law, inherited said slave and received him as a part of my distributive share of the estate of my said deceased father.”
Peter Hayden "a Colored Man" (Sina W. Robert's former slave and USCT soldier) and John M. Drew of Clay County swore under oath that Roberts had owned Anthony Roberts for “20 years." Clayton Tillery and William G. Garth of Clay County also swore oath that Roberts was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Clay County Notary Public David O. Miller certified that Roberts, Hayden, Drew, Tillery, and Garth had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Roberts gave power of attorney to attorney J. Hough to prosecute her claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/14/1866
