Description
George Mack enlisted at Wyandotte, Kansas on April 4, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company F. On December 3, 1866, Sarah A. Pullins of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #118 for enlisted slave George Mack and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Pullins claimed she had acquired title to George by “…bought the said slave of Milton Moberly; the Bill of Sale has been lost or mis-laid. Would respectfully refer the Commission to the following statement: "I, Fountain Maupin and A. J. (Andrew J.) Elder were present and saw the above mentioned slave bought by the said Sarah A. Pullin and saw the Bill of Sale given and know that she continued to own said slave until he volunteered in the U. S. Army.' Signed Fountain Maupin and A. J. Elder"
W. P. Shortridge and A. J. (Andrew J.) Elder of Buchanan County swore under oath that Pullins had owned George for “some years" and also swore oath that Pullins 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 Pullins, Fountain Maupin, A. J. Elder, and W. P. Shortridge had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Pullins gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Numerous Pullins, Maupins, and Shortridges were Platte County enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
12/3/1866
