Document 1:
Title: Petition of Julia Ann Billins and John Billins, 26 July 1862
Date: July 26, 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 Julia A. Billings and John Billings, 26 July 1862
Date: July 26, 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.01060
TEI/XML: cww.01060.xml
James G. Coombe of the District of Columbia having claim to the service or labor of Julia Ann Billins & John Billins 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 of Congress of 16th April 1862. You will please filed the annexed schedule in pursuance of an act supplementary to the above recited act app'd 12 July 1862: the said Julia Ann & John were residents of the said District on the 16th April 1862 and had been for a long time previous by the consent of the said J G. Coombe
| Name | age | sex | Remarks |
| Julia Ann Billins | 42 | female | mulatto |
| John Billins | 12 | Male | dark |
her X mark Julia Ann Billins
his X mark John Billins
Witness
Tho McNamee
Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of Eleanor Jensen of the truth of within statement order the same to be so certified to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Wm R Woodward
Clerk
Elleanor Jensen know servants. they were Dr James G. Coombs. They have been residents of this city 7 or 8 years The woman resides with me. They were here on 16 April 1862 and before and since. Dr Coombe resides on the Navy Yard in this city
