Description
Henry Brown enlisted at Plattsburg, Missouri, on January 31, 1864, and was mustered as a Private into the 67th USCT Infantry, Company K. On November 20, 1866, Francis Brown of Clinton County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #1072 for enlisted slave Henry Brown and swore an oath of allegiance before Clinton County Notary Public James M. Riley.
Francis Brown claimed he had acquired title to Henry Brown by “…my wife, who received it as part of her distributive share of her mother's estate - who died in Platte County, Missouri where her estate was administrated on. Her name was Mary Tolson, Benjamin and Samuel Tolson were her administrators.”
Josiah Brown and William Evans of Clinton County swore under oath that Francis Brown had owned Henry for “many years" and also swore oath that Francis Brown was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Clinton County Notary Public James M. Riley certified that Francis Brown, Josiah Brown, and William Evans had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Francis Brown gave power of attorney to J. H. Brick, Jr. of Plattsburg, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/20/1866
