Document 1:
Title: Petition of John Johnson, 31 October 1862
Date: October 31, 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 John Johnson, 3 November 1862
Date: November 3, 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.00982
TEI/XML: cww.00982.xml
Maria Mills of Washington City DC having claim to the service and labor of the undersigned and having refused or neglected to file in your Office the statement in writing or schedule required by the 9th Section of an act of Congress entitled "An act for the relief of certain persons held to service and labor in the District of Columbia, Approved, April 16th 1862.
You will please file the annexed schedule in pursuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act, Approved July 12th 1862. The undersigned resided in said District on the 16th of April last by and with the consent of his owner.
| Name | age | Sex | Height | Description |
| John Johnson | 60. | Male | 5 ft 5 in | Dark color |
his X mark John Johnson.
Witness
Robert Wright
Wm R. Woodward
Clerk to the Commissioners
servant of Maria Mills
