Document 1:
Title: Petition of Francis Beckett, 6 January 1863
Date: January 6, 1863
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 Francis Beckett, 6 January 1863
Date: January 6, 1863
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.00988
TEI/XML: cww.00988.xml
Fletcher R. Veitch of Maryland having claim to the service or labor of the undersigned and having refused or failed to file in your office theT 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 April 16, 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 had been actually employed in this District at the time of the passage of the first recited Act with the consent of his owner the said Fletcher R. Veitch, and has been since continuously employed in said district with the like consent of his said owners.
his X mark Francis Beckett Witness as to signature
T M Blount
| Name | Sex | Age | Remarks |
| Francis Beckett | Male | about 34 years | Dark Brown |
his X mark Francis Beckett
Witness as to signature
T M Blount
Samuel Ma[t?]thers. We came to District in February last. I was cook.
He drawed wood until May to our fort and all forts in our neighborhood fort Lincoln afterwards Fort Saratoga. He brought us wood until August or September when I went to the Hospital.
I belong to 112 Pa—2d Artilery—now at Fort Saratoga
James Newman I know this boy he carted wood [illegible] May and when he quit carting them, he carted wood to the other forts in this District The master was the contractor for the wood which was carted The wood was all in District.
The family of Francis was in Washington.
I belong to 112 Pa—2d Artilery now Fort Saratoga
