Document 1:

Title: Petition of Mary Warrington, 22 July 1862

Date: July 22, 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 Mary Washington, 22 July 1862

Date: July 22, 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.01071

TEI/XML: cww.01071.xml

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

Benjamin L. Jackson of Washington D.C. having claim to the service or labor of the undersigned, and 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 16 April 1862. You will please file the annexed schedule in pursuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act approved 12th July 1862 This Petitioner has been in this district by the consent of her owner since the 16th of April 1862

Name Sex Age Description
Mary Warrington female 25 years Light Mulatto—

her X mark Mary Warrington
Witness C. B. [Baker?]
 
I know that Mary Warrington was the property of B. L. Jackson & had been for fourteen or fifteen years

Richard [Wallach?]
July 22 1862
paid
B. L. Jackson
Shedule​
Mary Warrington
filed 22d July 1862.
Cert​ given July 22d
Identified by—Day
Recorded in Manumission Record No 2 folio 111
Washington City July 22, 1862

The Commissioners being satisfied on the testimony of B. M. Campbell and Nelly Barnes (Colored) examined before them of the truth of the statement in the within schedule, have ordered the same to be certified to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia


Wm R. Woodward Clerk
 
July 22, 1862
Mary Washington
sert​ of Benjamin L. Jackson
Nelly Barnes (Col.​) Pet​ is my cousin's daughter lived here 16 years—belonged last year to B. L. Jackson—
B. M. Campbell. I recognise servant as property of B. L. Jackson. [Serva​?]
Certificate ordered & sent to clerk.
 
Mary Washington
July 22.
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