Title: Petition of Jane Russell, 2 August 1862
Date: August 2, 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).
Civil War Washington ID: cww.01110
TEI/XML: cww.01110.xml
Edward Sangster of Alexandria Virginia
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
for the last year and has resided therein since the 16 day of April 1862, by and with the consent
of the said Edward Sangster Name, Jane Russell Age, 26 Sex, Female
Remarks,
her X mark Jane Russell
Witness
C. B. Baker
