1866-1867 U.S. Colored Troops Slave Compensation Claims
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Description
Henry Clay had enlisted at Dixon, Illinois, on March 10, 1865, and was mustered in as a Private in the 13th USCT Artillery Heavy in Company D. On December 3, 1866, Robert A. Reardin signed claim number 2219 for compensation for an enlisted slave Henry Clay. Reardin swore an oath of allegiance before Clay County Notary Public James E. Lincoln.
Reardin claimed he had acquired title to Henry Clay by "purchase and delivery of the slave."
Leonard Brasfield and John S Reardin testified under oath that Robert Reardin had owned Henry Clay for "a long time" and also testified that Robert Reardin was loyal to the government of the United States and he defended it against the Confederate States of America. Reardin gave power of attorney to James Craig of Saint Joseph Missouri to prosecute his claim for compensation. Clay County Notary Public James E. Lincoln certified that Robert Reardin, Leonard Brasfield and John S Reardin all appeared before him and under oath swore to the facts and truthfulness of the claim.
Date(s) of Creation
12/3/1866
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Clay, Henry
Name Type
Free Blacks
Other Name
Clay, Henry
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Reardin, Robert A.
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Source Citation
Other Number
Military Service Records of United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 8th through 13th, including the 11th (new), 1861-1865: (Clay, Henry, SCC Claim #2219)
