Description
Thomas Jefferson enlisted at Olathe, Kansas, on August 10, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company H. On November 24, 1866, Jacob Busey of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #26 for enlisted slave Thomas Jefferson and swore an oath of allegiance before Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum, as witnessed by F. H. Hefferman and P. P. Robertson.
Busey claimed he had acquired title by “…the mother of said Thomas Jefferson was owned by claimant and the said Thomas Jefferson, for whom compensation is claimed, was born the property of claimant Jacob Busey.”
P. P. (Philemon P.) Robertson and Joseph Pence of Platte County swore under oath that Busey had owned Thomas Jefferson for “many years" and John D. Pepper and J. L. (James L.) Graves of Platte County also swore oath that Busey was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum certified that Busey, Robertson, Pence, Pepper, and Graves had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Busey gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/24/1866
