Description
Henry Berry enlisted at Liberty, Missouri, on January 1, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private in the 67th USCT Infantry, Company C. On November 17, 1866, John Berry of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #2224 for an enlisted slave Henry Berry and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln in Liberty, Missouri.
Berry claimed he had acquired title to Henry by "...was born his property."
Edmund P. Armstrong, William G. Garth, and Allen Trigg of Clay County testified under oath that Berry had owned Henry for "a long time" and that Berry was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln in Liberty, Missouri, certified that Berry, Edmund, Garth, and Allen had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Berry gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Numerous Platte County Berrys were enslavers)Date(s) of Creation
11/17/1866
