Description
Jackson Walden enlisted at Spart, Illinois, on September 3, 1863, and mustered as a Private in the 60th USCT Infantry, Company C. On December 3, 1866, Fleming Davis of Filmore, Andrew County, Missouri, signed claim #1797 for compensation for an enlisted slave Jackson Walden and swore an oath of allegiance and swore allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Fleming Davis claimed he'd acquired title to Jackson Walden by "...being born in the family from a slave mother and always was in the family."
William Fulkerson and George W. Davis of Fillmore, Andrew County, testified under oath that Fleming Davis had owned Jackson Walden for "over 6 years" and swore that Davis was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux certified that Fleming Davis, Fulkerson, and George W. Davis had personally appeared and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Fleming Davis gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC. The Board of Claims found that Fleming Davis had proved his loyalty to the Constitution of the United States and granted Fleming Davis's claim. (Numerous Platte County Davis were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
12/3/1866
