Document 1:
Title: Petition of Mary Barber and Henry Barber, 23 July 1862
Date: July 23, 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 Barber and Henry Barber, 23 July 1862
Date: July 23, 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.01075
TEI/XML: cww.01075.xml
Charles Wilson of Georgetown DC, 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 relief 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. This petitioner with her child has been & still resides [illegible] this District by the consent of her owner at and previous to the passage of the act of Congress approved April 16th 1862.
| Name Mary Barber | Age 37 years | Brown color |
| Henry Barber | " 3 1/2 " | " " |
her X mark Mary Barber
his X mark Henry Barber
Witness:
Wm. T. Duvall
The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of William T Duvall of the truth of the within, order the same to be so certified to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Wm R Woodward clerk
W T. Duvall have known servant for 8 or 10 years always understood her to be Mr Wilsons. lived in his house and as his servant Mr Wilson came to District 10 years ago & she came.
