Document 1:

Title: Petition of Ophelia Calvert, 16 August 1862

Date: August 16, 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 Ophelia Calvert, 16 August 1862

Date: August 16, 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.01009

TEI/XML: cww.01009.xml

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

Thomas J. Galt 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 said District," approved April 16, 1862, you will please file this petition or schedule in lieu thereof, in pursuance of the provisions of an act supplementary to said act which said last mentioned act was approved July 12, 1862. This petitioner further state that the undersigned has resided in said District since the and ha resided therein since the 16 day of April 1862, by and with the consent of her said Master

Name, Age, Sex, Remarks,
Ophelia Calvert 19 years female dark chestnut

her X mark Ophelia Calvert
Witness
Chs [McNamee?]
 
Thomas J. Galt
by Ophelia Calvert
Filed 16 August 1862
Recorded in Manumission Record No 2 folios 118 & 119

The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of Nelly Gault & Charles McNamee 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

Aug. 16, 1862.

Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk to Commissioners
Cert​ given Idfd​ C McNamee
 
Augt 16.
Ophelia Calvert
servant of Thomas J. Galt
Nelly Galt. I know this colored woman her name is Ophelia Calvert. she belonged to my father Thomas J. Galt. I have known her all my life. she was here on 16 April 1862 and b
Charles McNamee. Mrs Galt came with the servant and little daughter Nelly this morning to the clerks office for the sake of getting Ophelia Calvert free papers
cert​ ordered
 
Ophelia Calvert
August 16.
Office of the Commissioners under the act of April 16, 1862, entitled, "An act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia,"
City Hall, Washington City, D. C., ,1862.
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