Title: Petition of Coleby Young and Sarah A. Young, 8 May 1862

Date: May 8, 1862

Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 520, Reel 2. 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.00106

TEI/XML: cww.00106.xml

 

PETITION.

To the Commissioners under the act of Congress approved the 16th of April, 1862, entitled "An act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia."

Your Petitioners, Coleby Young and Sarah A. Young his wife of Washington City D.C. by this their petition in writing, represents and states, that they are is persons loyal to the United States, who, at the time of the passage of the said act of Congress, held a claim to service or labor against James Newman a person of African descent of the name of James Newman for and during the life of said James Newman and that by said act of Congress said James Newman is discharged and freed of and from all claim of your petitioner to such service or labor; that at the time of said discharge said James Newman was of the age of Sixteen Years and of the personal description following:(1) A Bright Mulatto, about 5 feet 6 inches high

 

That your petitioners acquired their claim to the aforesaid service or labor of said James Newman in manner following:(2)

Your petitioner Sarah A. Young came in possession of him at the division of her father's (Martin Hegan, Degan County Kentucky) Estate under his will subsequent to her marriage with her co-petitioner Colby Young

That your petitioner's claim to the service or labor of said James Newman was, at the time of said discharge therefrom, of the value of $1200.00 dollars in money.(3)

he is healthy, a valuable house, or other servant, and has no mental, moral or bodily infirmities or defects that would impair his value

Your petitioners hereby declares that they bears true and faithful allegiance to the Government of the United States, and that they hasve not borne arms against the United States in the present rebellion, nor in any way given aid or comfort thereto.

And your petitioners further states and alleges, that they hasve not brought said James Newman into the District of Columbia since the passage of said act of Congress; and that, at the time of the passage thereof, said James Newman was held to service or labor therein under and by virtue of your petitioner's claim to such service or labor.

Your petitioners further states and alleges, that their said claim to the service or labor of said James Newman does not originate in or by virtue of any transfer heretofore made by any person who has in any manner aided or sustained the present rebellion against the Government of the United States.

And your petitioners prays the said Commissioners to investigate and determine the validity of their said claim to the service or labor of said James Newman herein above set forth; and if the same be found to be valid, that they appraise and apportion the value of said claim in money, and report the same to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, in conformity to the provisions of said act of Congress.

(Signed by)
Coleby Young
Sarah A. Young
 

[Form of the Oath for the Verification of the Petition.]

District of Columbia,
Washington County, ss.

I, Coleby Young being duly sworn, do depose and say, that all the several matters and things which are set forth and stated in the foregoing petition, as of my own knowledge, are true in substance and in fact; and that all the several other matters and things therein set forth and stated, as from the information of others, I believe to be true in substance and in fact.

(Signed by)
Coleby Young
Sarah A. Young

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of May A.D. 1862

(Signed by)
John S. Hollingshead
Notary Public

[Sworn to and subscribed before this?] 29th May 1862


Wm. R. Woodward clk​.
106
Petition of
Coleby Young
Filed May 8, 1862
Witnesses
Col. Irwin of Land Office
Thos. Young son of the petitioner.

 Note (1.)-- Here describe the person, so as to identify him or her; and if there be more than one slave, describe each one separately.

 Note (2.)-- Here state how the claim was acquired, when, from whom, and for what price or consideration; and, if held under any written evidence of title, make exhibit thereof, or refer to the public record where the same may be found.

 Note (3.)-- Here state such facts, if any there be, touching the value of the petitioner's claim to the service or labor of the person, as may enhance the same, and also such facts, if any, touching the moral, mental, and bodily infirmities or defects of said person, as impair the value of the petitioner's claim to such service or labor, and conclude such statement with an averment that the petitioner knows of no other infirmities or defects of said person which impair the value of petitioner's claim to such service or labor, and that he believes none other to exist. If the petitioner specify no such infirmity or defect, then his statement touching the value of his claim should conclude with an averment that he has no knowledge of any such infirmity or defect.

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