Description
Thomas Adams had enlisted with the 29th USCT Infantry, Company E. On November 6, 1866, Smith Adams signed claim number 3209 for compensation for an enlisted slave Thomas Adams.
Smith Adams claimed he had acquired title to Thomas Adams "by purchase from James Adams of Platte County Missouri December 3, 1865 as per bill of sale herein to annexed." The Bill of Sale states, "Ridgely, Platte County, MO December 3, 1855 - Received of Smith Adams $600 in full payment for a Negro boy by name of Tom which I warrant to be sound in body and in mind and a slave for life. James A. Adams."Date(s) of Creation
12/3/1855
