Document 1:

Title: Petition of Mary Jane Londen, 12 August 1862

Date: August 12, 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 Londen, 15 August 1862

Date: August 15, 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.01011

TEI/XML: cww.01011.xml

 
To John A. Smith Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Dist of Columbia
Sir

Orcelius Harvey of Washn DC having claim to 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 and record in your Office the annexed schedule in pursuance of an Act Supplementary to the above recited Act Approved July 12th 1862. The said Mary Jane Londen was residents of the said District on the 16th April 1862, and had been for many years previous

Name Age Sex height Remarks
Mary Jane Londen ab​ 35 female Dark color

her X mark Mary Jane Londen
Witness
Z B Brooke
 
paid
Mary Jane Londen
schedule
Amended act
Recorded in Manumission Record No. 2 folio 87
Filed Aug 12th 1862

The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony 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. 15, 1862

cert​ issued Mary J Londen Idfd​ by Mr. Draper

Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk to Commissioners
 
Aug 15.
Jane London
servant of Orcellas Harvey
Larson Draper—I know this girl belonged to Orcelius Harvey—who lived next to me in this city—servant was here in this District living with Mr Harvey at the time the law passed—
cert​ ordered
 
Jane London
August 15, 1862
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