Petition #20486263
- Washington County, District of Columbia. filing started October 31, 1862.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To John A. Smith Esq Clerk of the 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 or absentee owners and slaves themselves to file for certificates of freedom. A family of slaves belonging to Dr. Septimus J. Cook, of Prince George's County, Maryland, seeks their freedom.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Commissioners' Report, 31 October 1862
- Pages of related documents: 0
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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: M433, Rolls 1-3
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