Document 1:

Title: Petition of Hector Bird and Rachel Ann Boston, 17 September 1862

Date: September 17, 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 Hector Bird and Rachel Ann Boston, 17 September 1862

Date: September 17, 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.00997

TEI/XML: cww.00997.xml

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

James J. Warnig M.D. of the District of Columbia having claim the service & labor of the undersigned & having refused or failed 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 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 resided in the city of Washington before & at the time of the passage of said act of 16th April 1862 with their late owner's consent.

sex age color height
Hector Bird Male, 37 black 5 feet 4 inches.
Rachel Ann Boston female 25 light brown 5 feet 3 inches

his mark X Hector Bird
her X mark Rachel Ann Boston

G.W. Samson
Witness
 
paid
Hector Bird
Rachel Ann Boston
Recorded in Manumission Record No. 2 folio 87 & 88—
Filed Sept 17th 1862

The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of Rev​ Geo W. Samson, of the truth of the within statement, order the same to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Dist. of Columbia


Wm R. Woodward
Clerk Emn​ Comn​
Sept. 16, 1862.
 
Sept 17, 1862
Hector Bird and Rachel Ann Boston
servants of James J. Warning​
George W. Sampson.
I know the facts stated in this schedule to be true
certificate ordered and sent.
 
Hector A. Bird
Rachel A. Boston
Sept 17
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