Document 1:
Title: Petition of Hannah A. Snowden, 5 August 1862
Date: August 5, 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 Hannah A. Snowden, 8 August 1862
Date: August 8, 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.01020
TEI/XML: cww.01020.xml
Ann Riley of Washington D.C. having claim to service or 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 and record in your office the annexed schedule in pursuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act approved July 12th 1862. Hannah Ann Snowden was a resident of the said District on the 16th April 1862, and has been for 8 years previous
| Name | Age | Sex | height | Remarks |
| Hannah A. Snowden | 7 | Female | [no handwritten text supplied here] | [no handwritten text supplied here] |
her X mark Hannah A. Snowden
Witness
C B Baker
The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of W. E. Kennaugh 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
I recognise that servant. She has been living for last 6 or 7 years to my knowledge with my neighbor Wm R. Riley. I always understood she belonged to miss Ann Riley who lives in this city on the Island. She was here the 16 Apl.
