Document 1:

Title: Petition of Henry Bailey, 12 December 1862

Date: December 12, 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 Henry Bayley, 12 December 1862

Date: December 12, 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.00977

TEI/XML: cww.00977.xml

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

Mrs. Martha A. Scott of Bladensburg, Md 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 pursuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act approved 12th July 1862. The undersigned resides now in said District with said owner's consent.

Name Sex Age Remarks
Henry Bailey Male 29 years dark complexion

his X mark Henry Bailey
Witness

Jno. M. Hanson
 

I give my servant man Henry the priviledge​ of hiring himself to any responsible person. I wish to receive the money monthly you can send it by him

Yours respectfully

Mrs. Martha A. Scott
 
pd​
Henry Bailey
Recorded in Manumission Record No 2 folio 105—
Filed 12th Decr 1862
cert​ given

The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of William Bates, and the written permit of the owner authorizing Bailey to hire himself, of the truth of the within statement, order the same to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia

Dec. 12, 1862

Wm R. Woodward
Clerk to Commissioners
 
Henry Bayley
servant of Martha A Scott
schedule recd​ [fr​?] clerk & read
William Bates I know facts stated in schedule to be true.
Pet​ shows written permission from owner to hire out &c
 
Dec 12.
Martha A. Scott. Henry Bayley I was always told I was a week [old?] when stars fell. (1833). not [very?] healthy. have spells in spring & fall. teeth gone. I am [sore?] boned
$1100.
 
Henry Bayley
Dec​ 12
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