Document 1:

Title: Petition of Ann Duckett, 22 December 1862

Date: December 22, 1862

Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 433, Reel 3. The original document is held in the Records of the District Courts of the United States, 1685–2004, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 21. Within the National Archives' Archival Description Catalog, see ARC Identifier 4314547 / MLR Number NC-2 33 (http://arcweb.archives.gov).

Document 2:

Title: Evidence Relating to the Petition of Ann Duckett, 22 December 1862

Date: December 22, 1862

Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 520, Reel 6. The original document is held in the Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775–1978, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5. Within the National Archives' Archival Description Catalog, see ARC Identifier 4644616 / MLR Number A1 347 (http://arcweb.archives.gov).

Civil War Washington ID: cww.00971

TEI/XML: cww.00971.xml

 
To John A Smith Esq​ Clerk Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
Sir,

Mr George Burns having claim to the Service or labor of the undersigned and having refused or failed to file in your office the Statement or schedule provided for in the 9th Section of the act of congress entiled​ to an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia Approved April 16 1862.

you will file the annexed Schedule in pursuance of an act Supplementary to the above recited act approved 12th July 1862. the undersigned resided in said District before and at the time of the passage of the Said Supplemental act with said owners consent.


her X mark Ann Duckett

Witness,
Henry Olive
Name Sex age Remarks
female 23
 
paid 50 ¢​
Ann Duckett
schedule
Ammended Act
July 12th 1862
Recorded in Manumission Record No. 2 folio 105 & 106.
Filed Decr. 22d 1862

The commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of Mrs. Sally H. Burns, of the truth of the within statement, order the same to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Dist of Columbia.


Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk Emann​ Comn​
22d Dec. 1862.
cert​ issued to [Ann?] Idfd​ by Mrs Burns
 
Dec 22
Ann Duckett
Servant of George Burns
Certificate received and read
Sally H. Burns examined as to the truth of schedule
Certificate ordered and sent.
 
Ann Duckett
Dec 22
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