Document 1:
Title: Petition of Eleanor Addison and Henrietta Addison, 26 July 1862
Date: July 26, 1862
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 Eleanor Addison and Henrietta Addison, 26 July 1862
Date: July 26, 1862
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.01055
TEI/XML: cww.01055.xml
Notley Grey & Sarah Ann Keller having claim to the service of Eleanor Addison & Henrietta Addison her child and having neglected to file the schedule according to the provisions of an act concerning Emancipation approved April 16, 1862 These petitioners file this petition in lieu thereof in [accordance?], with the provisions of an act amendatory thereto approved July 12, 1862 and state that they had resided within this District for several years past & on the 16th of April 1862 & have resided in said District until the present time with the consent of their owners
| Age | height | ||
| Eleanor Addison | 40— | 5 ft | dark Copper or Brown |
| Henrietta Addison | 6— | 2½ft | Dark Brown |
[illegible] a [illegible] for herself & her daughter Henrietta
her X mark Eleanor Addison
Henrietta Addison
In presence of Geo E H Day
The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of Sarah Jane Keller of the truth of the within statement order the same to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk to Commissioners
