Description
Perry Sheppard enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas, on September 7, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company F. On December 3, 1866, Lycurgus Sheppard of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #300 for enlisted slave Perry Sheppard and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt.
Sheppard claimed he had acquired title to Perry Sheppard by “…purchase of William Gibson the Bill of Sale of said Perry Sheppard is herewith filed.” (note: Bill of Sale not in Perry Sheppard's USCT file)
G. J. Oliver and Isaac Simpson of Platte County swore under oath that Sheppard had owned Perry Sheppard for “5 years" and also swore oath that Sheppard was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt certified that Sheppard, Oliver and Simpson had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Sheppard gave power of attorney to the law firm of James Craig of St. Joseph, Missouri, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
12/3/1866
