Description
John Tinsley enlisted at Kingston, Missouri, on January 14, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private into the 67th USCT Infantry, Company J. On November 28, 1866, James Tinsley of Platte Township, Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #3796 for enlisted slave John Tinsley and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County notary public Robert Boyle.
Tinsley claimed he had acquired title to John by being "...He was born my slave, his mother likewise my slave brought from Kentucky with me in AD 1840."
Charles T. Miller and C. W. Thompson of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, testified under oath that Tinsley had owned John for "several years" and that Tinsley was loyal to the government of the United States and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Notary Public Robert Boyle of Buchanan County certified that Tinsley, Miller, and Thompson had all appeared before him and under oath swore to the facts and truthfulness of Tinsley's claim.Date(s) of Creation
11/18/1866
