Description
Larkin Foster enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on August 9, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company A. On December 13,1 866, Amon T. Foster, Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Foster, of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #232 for enlisted slave Larkin Foster and swore an oath of allegiance before Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum.
Amon Foster claimed Thomas Foster acquired title to Larkin by “…that he is the Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Foster, deceased, and one of his heirs. That the said Thomas Foster bought the said Larkin Foster, slave, in Kentucky, when the said Larkin Foster was a child 3 or 4 years old and raised him and owned him up to time of his enlistment. That no Bill of Sale can be found for the said slave among the papers of said Thomas Foster."
Willie M. English and John T. Judy of Platte County swore under oath that Thomas Foster had owned Larkin for “about 16 years." Nash T. Woods and Henry Lamar of Platte County also swore oath that Thomas Foster and Amon Foster were loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Weston, Missouri, Court of Common Pleas Clerk William F. Yocum certified that Foster, English, Judy, Woods, and Lamar had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Amon Foster 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
12/13/1866
