Document 1:
Title: Petition of Ellen Cox, 13 October 1862
Date: October 13, 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 Ellen Cox, 13 October 1862
Date: October 13, 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.01047
TEI/XML: cww.01047.xml
Your Petitioner Ellen Cox would respectfully represent that she is of African descent, if of black complexion, & of medium height & about twenty four years of age. That on the 16th day of April 1862, she resided in the District of Columbia, & still resides there, and that at the date aforesaid she was held to service or labor by William M. Merrick then & still a citizen of of said District, & had been so held by him for years previously. She further states that the said Merrick has neglected and still neglects to file a schedule in regard to herself as required by the ninth Section of the act aforesaid.
Wherefore she prays, that in pursuance of the second and third sections of an act of Congress, Supplementary to the act aforesaid, approved 12th July 1862, the foregoing schedule may be accepted &
filed and the clerk of the circuit Court of the District of Columbia, be authorised to issue to your Petitioner a certificate under the seal of said court, declaring her to be duly manumitted and set free by the act aforesaid. And she will ever pray &c
her X mark Ellen Cox
Witness
Henry Olive
by
Ellen Cox
The Commissioners, satisfied on the testimony of Henry Hammond and Jane Cox, 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
Henry Hammond I know servt as sent of Judge Merrick. was here 16 April last. was [illegible] 16 Apl last. was living 16 Apl last. was [illegible] in [illegible]
