Document 1:
Title: Petition of Jane Allen and William Henry Allen, 23 December 1862
Date: December 23, 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 Jane Allen and William Henry Allen, 31 December 1862
Date: December 31, 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.00991
TEI/XML: cww.00991.xml
Clerk of the Circuit Court for the Dist of Columbia.
Dr A. Y. C. P. Garnett late of Washington DC having claim to the service or 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 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 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 has resided in the District of Columbia for several years past with the consent of her owner.
- Jane Allen, age 30 years female Dark Color.
- William Henry Allen " 2 Months
her X mark Jane Allen
Witness Z B Brooke
Wm Henry Allen
The commissioners, satisfied from the testimony of Thomas E. Baden, of the truth of the within statement, order the said to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Dist of Columbia.
Wm Henry Allen
Wm Hy Allen
