Petition #20486272

• Washington County, District of Columbia. July 23, 1862. - July 23, 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. Jesse Chinn, a "Dark Mulatto" man, twenty-seven years of age, states that he is owned by Mrs. Frances Gibson of Virginia. He seeks his freedom.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #20486248; Commissioners' Report, 23 July 1862
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20486272

• 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: M433, Rolls 1-3

Subjects

• Abolition
• Absentee owners
• Manumission