Petition #20486313

• Washington County, District of Columbia. filing started January 6, 1863.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To John A Smith Esq Clerk Circuit Court of the District of Columbia

Abstract

On 16 April 1862, Congress passed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia. Owners were required to file a schedule of slaves with the court, which issued certificates of freedom. On 12 July 1862, another act permitted minor masters, absentee owners, and slaves themselves to file for certificates of freedom. Francis Beckett, a "Dark Brown" man, thirty-four years of age, belonging to Fletcher R. Veitch of Maryland, seeks his freedom.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Commissioners' Report, 6 January 1863
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20486313

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.

• Records of the United States Circuit Court, Slavery Records, Emancipation Papers
• Record group: 21
• Folder: 33/A-Z
• Microfilm: M 433, Rolls 1-3

Subjects

• Abolition
• Absentee owners
• Manumission