Document 1:
Title: Petition of Mary Thomas and Mary Catharine Thomas, 26 July 1862
Date: July 26, 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 Mary Thomas and Mary Catharine Thomas, 26 July 1862
Date: July 26, 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.01056
TEI/XML: cww.01056.xml
Mr John F. Boone having claim to the labor or service of Mary Thomas aged 45 years & her daughter Mary Catharine Thomas and having neglected to file his schedule as provided by the act of Congress concerning Emancipation approved April 16, 1862, this Petitioner files her Petition for herself & daughter Mary Catharine Thomas in lieu thereof according to the provisions of an act of Congress amendatory thereto approved July 12 1862. Petitioner shows that she & her child had resided in this District ever since she was a child & was in said District & has remained till the present time by the consent of her owner said Boone
| Age | Color | ||
| Mary Thomas | 40 | Dark Brown | [5 ft 6 inches?] |
| Mary Catharine | 4 ½ | dark do | 3 feet high |
her X mark Mary Thomas
In presence of
Geo E H Day
The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of Martha L Shoemaker and Basil Jackson of the truth of within statement, order the same to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk
Catharine her daughter
Martha L. Shoemaker. known Mary Thomas ever since I was child. I knew she had a child but never saw it. I have no doubt it is her. She was here prior to and since 16 April and always lived here. She belonged to Mrs Boone when she was Mrs Edward Dyer.
Basil Jackson (col. This is Marys child I know her to be. had two children one of them dead
