Description
Frank Biggs enlisted at St. Joseph, Missouri, on January 26, 1864, and was mustered in as a Private into the 67th USCT Infantry, Company H. On December 1, 1866, Dudley Roach, as Administrator of the Estate of Elijah Robertson, signed claim for compensation #3137 for enlisted slave Frank Biggs and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Dudley Roach claimed Robertson had acquired title to Frank by "...being a slave in the family of Elijah Robertson."
James Hunter and Uriah C. Moore of Buchanan County swore that Elijah Robertson had owned Frank "18 years" and that Dudley Roach was loyal to the Government of the United States and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux certified that Roach, Hunter, and Moore had appeared before him and swore under oath that the claim was factual and truthful. Buchanan County Court Clerk Willis M. Sherwood certified that Dudley Roach was the Administrator of Elijah Robertson's estate and the heirs were Mary Robertson aged 65 years old and Benjamin F. Robertson aged 22 years old. Claim was submitted on a Chipman, Hosmer & Co., Washington, DC. form. (Numerous Platte County Robertsons and Roachs were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
12/1/1866
