Description
George Thomas enlisted at Brunswick, Missouri, on December 28, 1863 and was mustered as a Private in the 65th USCT Infantry, Company K. On November 17, 1866, Robert B. Thomas of Halleck, Buchanan County, Missouri signed claim for compensation #198 for an enlisted slave George Thomas and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Thomas claimed he had acquired title to George Thomas "...through his wife Mary Ann Thomas who inherited from her father Henry Ewalt who deceased in the year 1850 at Lewis County, Missouri."
Isaac Sowers and Thomas C. Feland testified under oath that Thomas had owned George Thomas "for 16 years" and also swore that Thomas was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux certified that Thomas, Sowers, and Feland had personally appeared and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Robert B. Thomas gave power of attorney to Frank J. White of Jefferson City, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Witness Thomas Feland and numerous Thomases were Platte County enslavers)Date(s) of Creation
11/17/1866
