Document 1:
Title: Petition of Amanda Parkes, 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 Amanda Parkes, 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 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.01024
TEI/XML: cww.01024.xml
Alexander W. Russell of the District of Columbia having claim to the 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 said District," approved April 16, 1862, you will please file this petition or schedule in lieu thereof, in pursuance of the provisions of an act supplementary to said act which said last mentioned act was approved July 12, 1862. This petitioner further state that the undersigned has resided in said District since the [no handwritten text supplied here] and ha[no handwritten text supplied here] resided therein since the [no handwritten text supplied here] day of [no handwritten text supplied here] 1862, by and with the consent of her said Master
| Name, | Age, | Sex, | Remarks, |
| Amanda Park | 25 yrs | female | dark mulatto |
Amanda Parkes
I know servant. she belonged to me. I bought her of Gen Robt E Lee. I did not get home in time to put in petition. She was here 16 April with my consent.
