Description
Reuben Martin enlisted at Leavenworth, Kansas on July 17, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 83rd USCT Infantry, Company A. On December 27, 1866, Francis D. Davis of Buchanan County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #146 for enlisted slave Reuben Martin and swore an oath of allegiance before Buchanan County Notary Public J. C. Robidoux.
Davis claimed he had acquired title to Reuben Martin by “…said slave was born and raised in the family from slave parents."
C. M. Thompson and Henry Tutt County swore under oath that Davis had owned Reuben for “30 years" and also swore oath that Davis was loyal to the U.S. Government and had defended it against the Confederate States of America. Notary Public J. C. Robidoux certified that Davis, Thompson, and Tutt had personally appeared before him and swore an oath to the truth of the claim. Davis 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
12/27/1866
