Title: Petition of Darius T. Gladmon for Ann Gladmon, 26 May 1862
Date: May 26, 1862
Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 520, Reel 4. 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.00419
TEI/XML: cww.00419.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 Petitioner, Darius T. Gladmon
trustee for Ann Gladmon of George Town DC by this his petition in writing, represents and states,
that he is a person 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 Lucy
Brisco, Female person of African descent of the
name
[no handwritten text supplied here] for and during the life of said Lucy Brisco and that by said act of Congress
said Lucy Brisco was
discharged and freed of and from all claim of your petitioner to such service or
labor; that at the time of said discharge said Lucy Brisco was of the age of about Fifty two years and of the personal
description following:(1)
About Five Feet eight inch high of Dark mulaten color strong and healthy—with an old ancle sprained
That your petitioner acquired his claim from Ann Gladmon as trustee for her to the aforesaid service or labor of said Lucy Brisco in manner following:(2) the said Lucy Brisco was born in Prince George county state of Maryland in the service of Wm Hall—She has been in the service of Ann Gladmon about eight years
That your petitioner's claim to the service or labor of said Lucy Brisco was, at the time of said discharge therefrom, of the value of three hundred & fifty dollars in money.(3) that your petitioner is unaware of any mental moral or physical defects (except as above named, in said Lucy Brisco who has alway been uniformly healthy
Your petitioner hereby declares that he and Ann Gladmon bears true and faithful allegiance to the Government of the United States, and that he and she has not borne arms against the United States in the present rebellion, nor in any way given aid or comfort thereto.
And your petitioner further states and alleges, that he & she has not brought said Lucy Brisco into the District of Columbia since the passage of said act of Congress; and that, at the time of the passage thereof, said Lucy Brisco was held to service or labor therein under and by virtue of your petitioner's claim to such service or labor.
Your petitioner further states and alleges, that he & she said claim to the service or labor of said Lucy Brisco 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 petitioner prays the said Commissioners to investigate and determine the validity of his & her said claim to the service or labor of said Lucy Brisco 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.
Darius T. Gladmon
trustee for Ann Gladmon
[Form of the Oath for the Verification of the Petition.]
Washington County, ss.
I, Darius T Gladmon 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.
Darius T. Gladmon
trustee for Ann Gladmon
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of May A. D. 1862.
M. N. Carson
Justice of the peace in the County of Washington D.C.
Washington County To Wit,
On This 24th day of May 1862 Personally appeared Ann Gladmon before the Justice of the Peace for the county and District assigned and was ceded and sworn to the aforegoing dictation as one therein set forth—according to Law.
her X mark Ann Gladmon
Witness
M. N. Carson
M. N. Carson
Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington in the District of Columbia
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.
