todaysdocument: Petition Filed by Marguerite Thompson Praying for Her Emancipation, 6/30/1863From th
todaysdocument:Petition Filed by Marguerite Thompson Praying for Her Emancipation, 6/30/1863From the series: Case Files, 1863 - 1865. Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009This petition was filed by Marguerite Thompson, a “woman of color,” to secure her emancipation in 1863. In 1851 she purchased her freedom from her master and received a receipt for the transaction. She enjoyed her freedom, but still didn’t have full control of her affairs and property because she did not have an official degree from an authority. On the final page of the document, the court declares her “henceforth and forever free.“You can make this document more searchable and accessible by helping to transcribe it in the National Archives Catalog. -- source link
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