Description
Harrison Rodgers enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas, on August 18, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company F. On November 14, 1866, Thomas R. (Ryland) Darnall of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #24 for enlisted slave Harrison Rodgers and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Darnall claimed he had acquired title by “…said Harrison Rodgers, for whom compensation is claimed, was owned by the father of claimant (note: father William T. Darnall died February 10, 1863) and at his death was bequeathed to said Thomas K. Darnall, the claimant.”
G. W. Oliver and B. F. Mitchell of Platte County swore under oath that Darnell had owned Harrison Rodgers for “7 years." William A. White and Simpson Park of Platte County also swore oath that Darnall 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 Darnall, Oliver, Mitchell, White and Park had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Darnall 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
11/14/1867
