Document 1:
Title: Petition of Martha E. Bailey, 28 July 1862
Date: July 28, 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 Martha E. Bayley, 29 July 1862
Date: July 29, 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.01050
TEI/XML: cww.01050.xml
James Gregg of Alexandria, Virginia, having claim to the service or labor of the undersigned, and having refused or failed to file in your office, the statement in writing or Schedule provided for in the 9th Section of the Act, 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.
her X mark Martha E Bailey
Witness
C. B. Baker
The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of James T. Peake of the truth of the within statement, order the same to be so reported to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Dist of Columbia.
Wm R Woodward
Clerk
James T. Peake. know servant as the servant of James Gregg. I hired her of him. She was her last April. I hired her from last May a year.
