Document 1:

Title: Petition of Ann Kee, 13 August 1862

Date: August 13, 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 Ann Key, 13 August 1862

Date: August 13, 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.01016

TEI/XML: cww.01016.xml

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

Thompson D Haden of St. Marys County Maryland, 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 Ann Kee were residents of the said District on the 16th April 1862, and had been for Nine years previous.

Name Age Sex height Remarks
Ann Kee abt​ 55 female [no handwritten text supplied here] Black

her X mark Ann Kee
Witness
Johnson Elliot
 
paid
Ann Kee
schedule
Amended Act
Approved July 12th 1862
Recorded in Manumission Record No. 2 folios 78 & 79
Filed Aug. 13th 1862

The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of Dr. Johnson Elliot, 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.


Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk to Commissioners
Cert​ given Idfd​ by Dr Elliot
 
Ann Key
sert​ of Thompson L Haden
Dr Johnson Elliot always paid wages of Ann Key to Mr Haden. Was here 16 Apl 1862 with consent of Mr. H. Servant has been here 9 years.
Cert​ ordered
 
Ann Key
August 13
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