Description
Marcellus Pence enlisted at Liberty, Missouri, on January 1, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private in the 67th USCT Infantry, Company H. On November 29, 1866, Henry Pence of Clay County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #2229 for an enlisted slave Marcellus Pence and swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln in Liberty, Missouri.
Pence claimed he had acquired title to Marcellus by "...said slave was born the property of said Henry Pence and was raised by him from infancy."
Suellen Fritzlen and Andrew C. Davidson of Clay County testified under oath that Pence had owned John for "a long time" and that Pence was loyal to the government of the United States and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Clay County notary public James E. Lincoln certified that Pence, Fritzlen, and Davidson had all appeared before him and under oath swore to the facts and truthfulness of Pence's claim. Pence gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Numerous Platte County Pences were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
11/29/1866
