Affidavit
[Plato King]
Dublin Core
Title
Affidavit
[Plato King]
[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
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
Text Item Type Metadata
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.
[Plato King],” Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine, accessed May 9, 2024, https://blackheritagestaugustine.omeka.net/items/show/73.