Document 1:
Title: Petition of Louisa Watkins, 16 September 1862
Date: September 16, 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 Louisa Watkins, 16 September 1862
Date: September 16, 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.00998
TEI/XML: cww.00998.xml
Mrs Margaret Baden of Prince Georges County Maryland having claim to service and labor of the undersigned and having refused or neglected to file in your Office the statement in writing or schedule provided for in the 9th section of the Act of Congress entitled "An act for the release of certain persons held to service or 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 before and at the time of the passage of said act by and with the consent of said Margaret M Baden.
| Name | Age | height | Color |
| Louisa Watkins | 25 | [no handwritten text supplied here] | Dark Brown Color |
her X mark Louisa Watkins
Witness
Zach B. Brooke
The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of Ada Knowles, 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, Sept. 16, 1862.
Wm. R. Woodward
Clerk to the Commissioners
Ada Knowles. Know servt as belonging to Mrs Margaret Baden. was here year & 6 mos [hired her?]. was here 16th April with Mrs Baden's consent
