Description
George Bailey enlisted at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, on December 4, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private in the Independent Battery, USCT Light Artillery. On December 1, 1866, Elizabeth Cain of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #100 for enlisted slave George Bailey and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Elizabeth Cain claimed she had acquired title when "...she inherited said George Bailey and owned him for at least 20 years." Dollie Todd and Henry D. Park of Platte County testified under oath that Cain had owned Bailey for "15 years."
William H. Field and S. P. (Stephen) Remington of Platte County swore that Cain was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt certified that Cain, Todd, Park, Field, and Remington all appeared before him and under oath swore to the truthfulness of the claim. Cain gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer and Co. to prosecute her claim for compensation. (Numerous Cains, Todds, Fields, and Remingtons were Platte County enslavers)Date(s) of Creation
12/1/1866
