Description
John Marshall enlisted at Fort Scott, Kansas on August 8, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company D. On December 8, 1866, Thomas J. Dye of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #111 for enlisted slave John Marshall and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County notary public James J. Hitt.
Dye claimed he had acquired title to John by “…the mother of said John Marshall was owned by the claimant, and the said John Marshall, for who compensation is claimed, was born the property of said Thomas J. Dye, the claimant.”
John D. Pepper and James A. Miller of Platte County swore under oath that Dye had owned John for “12 years." J. M. Browne and R. P. S. Elley of Platte County also swore oath that Dye as loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Platte County notary public James J. Hitt certified that Dye, Pepper, Miller, Browne, and Elley had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Platte County Circuit Court Clerk George W. Belt certified that Hitt was a Platte County notary public. Dye gave power of attorney to the law firm of Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation.Date(s) of Creation
12/8/1866
