Petition #30486204

• Washington County, District of Columbia. filing started September 24, 1862.
• 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. Margaret Vaughn, a "Light Mulatto," nineteen years of age, belonging to Mrs. Alfred Scott, seeks her freedom.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Commissioners' Report, 26 September 1862
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 30486204

• 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

Subjects

• Abolition
• Manumission