Description
Charles Jackson enlisted at Fort Scott, Kansas on March 1, 1863, and was mustered as a Private into the 79th USCT Infantry, Company H. On December 29, 1866, Thomas F. Stone of Platte County, Missouri, signed claim for compensation #98 for enlisted slave Charles Jackson and swore an oath of allegiance before Platte County notary public James J. Hitt.
Stone claimed he had acquired title to Charles by “…purchase from Agnes F. Flanagan of Scott County in the State of Kentucky on the 17th day of October 1853.”
Benjamin F. Dougherty and John R. Way of Platte County swore under oath that Stone had owned Charles for “8 years." Madison Owens and John S. Davis of Platte County also swore oath that Stone was 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 Stone, Dougherty, Way, Owens, and Davis 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 notary public. Stone 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
12/29/1866
