Document 1:

Title: Petition of Anna Mars, 3 December 1862

Date: December 3, 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 Anna Mars, 3 December 1862

Date: December 3, 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.00975

TEI/XML: cww.00975.xml

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

Nancy Marlow of Washington City, D.C. 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, entitled "An act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia" Approved 16th April 1862.

You will please file the annexed schedule in persuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act approved 12th July 1862. The undersigned resides now in said District with said owners' consent.

Name Age Sex Remarks
Anna E. Mars Female 28 years Light Mulatto.

Anna E. Mars
Witness
Jno. M. Hanson
 
Paid
Anna E. Mars
Filed 3d Decr 1862
Recorded in Manumission Record No. 2 folios 113 & 114
The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of Henrietta Crusoe, by the bill of sale, & by the admission of the owner, of the truth of the within statement, order the same to be so certified to the clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Nov. 3, 1862

Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk to Commissioners
 
Anna Mars
servant of Nancy Marlow
Schedule recd​ from clerk
Henrietta Crusoe. I know Anna to be the person named in the Bill of sale from John Harry to Nancy Marlow and that she is here with owner (her mother) consent
Nancy Marlow admits facts
Certificate ordered & sent.
 
Anna Mars
December 3.
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