Description
Albert Moppin enlisted at Wyandotte, Kansas, on September 6, 1862, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company C. On December 22, 1866, F. Maupin of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #134 for enlisted slave Albert Moppin and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Maupin claimed he had acquired title because Albert “…was born and raised in the family from a slave mother.”
W. P. Shortridge and A. J. Elder of Buchanan County swore under oath that Maupin had owned Albert for “20 years" and also swore oath that Maupin 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 Maupin, Shortridge, and Elder had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Maupin gave power of attorney to Chipman, Hosmer & Co. of Washington, DC, to prosecute his claim for compensation. (Researcher's note: Multiple Platte County Maupins were enslavers.)Date(s) of Creation
12/22/1866
