Description
John Logan enlisted at Wyandotte, Kansas on January 24, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company H. On November 22, 1866, Darwin J. Adkins of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #210 for enlisted slave John Logan and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln.
Adkins claimed he had acquired title to John by “…purchase and delivery of the slave.”
David Roberts and Alexander J. Calhoun of Clay County swore under oath that Adkins had owned John for “a long time" and also swore oath that Adkins was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln certified that Adkins, Roberts, and Calhoun had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Adkins gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Darwin J. Adkins was a Platte County enslaver.)Date(s) of Creation
11/22/1866
