Affidavit
[Plato King]

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Title

Affidavit
[Plato King]
Born in St. Augustine; Private under Captain M.E. Davis; Enlisted June 1863; Honorably discharged June 1865 (pronounced ‘Disabled’ May 29, 1864 due to nearly complete loss of eyesight; was able to file for Dependent Pension on July 9, 1890, under the Act of June 27, 1890 (Dependent and Disability Pension Act); Died in Fernandina, FL on August 10, 1892.

Subject

P.W. King gave relatively brief rhetorical proof of knowing Clarissa and Plato, and signed an "x" as his legal "mark" on the transcription of his testimony.
His last name suggests he may have been a relative. He was also the youngest witness. Due to the statement's brevity, he may have been frustrated with the legal process.

Description

Official proof of marriage

Creator

P.W. King (friend, or possible relative)
Cited age: 41

Source

University of North Florida Special Collections,
Jacksonville, FL

Publisher

Flagler College

Date

11/21/1893

Contributor

Amos Atkinson; R.M. Henderson; Paul Albert; Peter Armstrong; John Hubbard

Identifier

Box 1, Folder 7

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Text

'...know the claimant- Clarissa King have known her for about 25 years I do know that she has not remarried since the death of her husband Plato King...'

Citation

P.W. King (friend, or possible relative) and Cited age: 41, “Affidavit
[Plato King],” Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine, accessed May 9, 2024, https://blackheritagestaugustine.omeka.net/items/show/73.

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