Description
Scott McKinney enlisted at Plattsburg, Missouri, on October 2, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 60th USCT Infantry, Company J. On December 3, 1866, Nancy McKinney of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #2533 for enlisted slave Scott McKinney and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County notary public John Wilson in Platte City, Missouri.
Nancy McKinney claimed she had acquired title to Scott by “…inheritance from John Hill; said John Hill (now deceased) being or having been the father of Nancy McKinney, the claimant herein.”
Jesse Morin and Scott McKinney of Platte County swore under oath that Nancy McKinney had owned Scott for “more than 15 years" and also swore oath that Nancy McKinney was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. B. R. (Benjamin R.) Vineyard attested their signatures. Platte County notary public John Wilson certified that Nancy McKinney, Jesse Morin, and Scott McKinney had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. McKinney gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute her claim for compensation.
(Researcher's note: Nancy McKinney's former slave and USCT soldier Scott McKinney assisted his former enslaver with the submission of her slave compensation claim.)Date(s) of Creation
12/3/1866
