Document 1:
Title: Petition of Eliza Johnson, 6 January 1863
Date: January 6, 1863
Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 433, Reel 3. The original document is held in the Records of the District Courts of the United States, 1685–2004, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 21. Within the National Archives' Archival Description Catalog, see ARC Identifier 4314547 / MLR Number NC-2 33 (http://arcweb.archives.gov).
Document 2:
Title: Evidence Relating to the Petition of Eliza Johnson, 7 January 1863
Date: January 7, 1863
Source Text: A microfilm reproduction of the original document held at the National Archives and Records Administration, Microcopy 520, Reel 6. The original document is held in the Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775–1978, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5. Within the National Archives' Archival Description Catalog, see ARC Identifier 4644616 / MLR Number A1 347 (http://arcweb.archives.gov).
Civil War Washington ID: cww.00987
TEI/XML: cww.00987.xml
Your Petitioner Eliza Johnson respectfully represents that Caroline Noland of Montgomery County State of Maryland having claim to the service or labour of your Petitioner in the District of Columbia by reason of African descent, has neglected to file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia the statement in writing or schedule provided in the 9th section of the act approved April 16th 1862 entitled "an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labour in the District of Columbia".
Your Petitioner further represents that she was living in the District of Columbia on and long prior to the sixteenth of April A. D. 1862 and has been residing in said District ever since.
Your Petitioner further represents that she has herself filed the schedule required by the act supplementary to said act, approved July 12th 1862, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia; and prays that your Honors may grant her such relief in the premises as to your Honors may [seem meet?] and the nature of her case may require.
Eliza Johnson
Country of Washington to wit:
On this 6th day of January A. D. 1863 before the subscriber personally appeared Eliza Johnson and made oath in due form of law that the matters and things hereinbefore stated are true to the best of her knowledge and belief.
D Rowland
Justice of the Peace
Eliza Johnson
Schedule under the act supplementary to the act entitled "an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labour in the District of Columbia.
Eliza Johnson formerly held to service or labour in the District of Columbia by Caroline Noland claims to be manumitted by said supplementary act. She is about 40 years of age, a female rather below medium height.
Eliza Johnson
of the District of Columbia
