Description
Alfred Kerchibald enlisted at Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 8, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company D. On November 27, 1866, Thomas B. White of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #15 for enlisted slave Alfred Kerchibald and swore an oath of allegiance before Rushville, Rush Township Notary Public Elijah Watson, Justice of the Peace.
White claimed he had acquired title to Alfred because “…was inherited by the wife of said Thomas B. White."
Frances M. Pepper of Buchanan County and James K. Dickson of Platte County swore under oath that White had owned Alfred for “over 4 years" and William Thomas Steele and C. W. Stewart of Buchanan County also swore oath that White was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Rushville, Rush Township Notary Public Elijah Watson certified that White, Pepper, Dickson, Steele, and Steward had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. White gave power of attorney to Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
11/27/1866
