Document 1:
Title: Petition of Anthony Riley, 9 August 1862
Date: August 9, 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 Anthony Riley, 9 August 1862
Date: August 9, 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.01018
TEI/XML: cww.01018.xml
Mrs. Arrianna J Lyles of Washington City DC, having claim to service or labor of the undersigned and having neglected or refused to file in your office the statement in writing or schedule required by the 9th Section of the act of Congress Entitled "An act for the relief of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia approved April 16th 1862,
You will please file and record in your office the annexed schedule in pursuance of an act supplementary to the above mentioned act approved July 12th 1862. Anthony Riley was owned by Mrs Arrianna Lyles on the 16th of April 1862 and was temporarily absent from the District on the 16th of April but is now in said District with the consent of said owner
| Name | Age | ||
| Anthony Riley | abt 60 years | 6 ft 3 ½ in | Black |
his X mark Anthony Riley
Witness
The Commissioners being satisfied from the testimony of Dennis Lyles and Joseph H. Brady of the truth of the within statement order to the same to be reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
Wm. R. Woodward Clerk
J. M. Brodhead
