Document 1:

Title: Petition of Julia Sprigg, 4 November 1862

Date: November 4, 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 Julia Sprigg, 4 November 1862

Date: November 4, 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.00981

TEI/XML: cww.00981.xml

 
To John A Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court for the Dist of Col.
Sir:

The Heirs of Henrietta Williams of Geotown, D.C. having claim to the service and labor of the undersigned and having refused or neglected to file in your Office the statement in writing or schedule provided for in the 9th section of an act of Congress entitled "An act for the relief of certain persons held to service and labor in the District of Columbia Approved, April 16th 1862.

You will please file the annexed schedule in pursuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act, approved July 12th 1862. The undersigned resided in said District on the 16th April last with the consent of her said owner

NameAgeSexParticular description
Julia Sprigg53femaleDark Color.

X Julia Sprigg
Witness J. M. H. Hollingsworth
 
George Town Oct 24th 1862
Dr​ Sir

The bearer Julia is the servant named in Ms Harriett Williams will, to be manumitted, she has not yet applied for her Free papers—She is now anxious to obtain them

Respectfully yours

John Harry
Executor
John A Smith Esq.​
Clerk to Washington City
 
Julia Sprigg
Recorded in Manumission Record No 2 folio 101
Filed Nov 4th 1862
The commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of James [H?] Hollingsworth, & the certificate of John Harry, 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.
Nov. 4, 1862

Wm R. Woodward Clerk to Commissioners
Cert​ issued Idfd​ by [illegible] H Hollingsworth
 
Nov 4.
Julia Sprigg
Servant of heirs of Harriet Williams of Georgetown
J. M. H. Hollingsworth. I know the facts stated in the petition to be true.
certificate annexed petition of John Harry read.
Certificate ordered & sent.
 
Julia Sprigg
Servt​ of heirs of Harriet Williams
Nov 4 1862
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