Description
Douglas Grimes enlisted at Topeka, Kansas on September 16, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On November 24, 1866, Lewis Grimes of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #188 for enlisted slave Douglas Grimes and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County Notary Public James E. Lincoln.
Grimes claimed he had acquired title to Douglas by "...purchase and delivery of the slave.”
John C. Berry and Daniel L. Moore of Clay County swore under oath that Grimes had owned Douglas for “a long time" and also swore oath that Grimes 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 Grimes, Berry, and Moore had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Grimes gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Numerous Grimes, Berrys, and Moores were Platte County enslavers.) (Researcher's note: Handwritten notes at the bottom of Lewis Grimes' claim form indicate a claim for "Douglas Grimes - purchase" and "Joseph Grimes - raised. A USCT file and a claim for compensation for Joseph Grimes was not found.)Date(s) of Creation
11/24/1866
