Description
Charles Roberts enlisted at Lawrence, Kansas, on February 7, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company G. On November 24, 1866, Jesse Thomas of Jackson County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #269 for enlisted slave Charles Roberts and swore an oath of allegiance before Jackson County Notary Public Emme Case, Jr.
Thomas claimed he had acquired title to Charles by “…purchase(d) him of James Flannery in Platte County, Missouri, more than 20 years ago and has owned him ever since. Received Bill of Sale from said James Flannery but it has been lost or mis-laid since then.”
John B. Wornall and William O. Shouse of Jackson County swore under oath that Thomas had owned Charles for “12 years or more" and also swore oath that Thomas was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Jackson County Notary Public Emme Case, Jr. certified that Thomas, Wornall, and Shouse had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Thomas gave power of attorney to Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (James, James Jr., and John Flannery were Platte County enslavers)Date(s) of Creation
11/24/1866
