Document 1:
Title: Petition of Orange Barber and Helen Barber, 23 July 1862
Date: July 23, 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 Orange Barber and Helen Barber, 25 July 1862
Date: July 25, 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.01080
TEI/XML: cww.01080.xml
Thomas Green of Washington having claim to the service of Oranange Barber & Helen Barber & having failed to file his schedule or Petition in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress concerning Emancipation approved April 16, 1862. The said Orange Barber filed this his Petition for himself & his wife Helen in pursuance of the act of amendatory to said act approved July 12, 1862 in lieu of said Petition of said Thomas Green
Petitioner says that he & his said wife have resided within the District of Columbia since before the 16th of April 1862 & still reside therein by the consent of said Thomas Green
his X mark Orange Barber
her X mark Helen Barber
In presence of
Geo E. H. Day
The Commissioners satisfied on the testimony of John Feuses of the truth of the matters herein stated order that the same be so certified to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Wm. R. Woodward clerk
John [Feues?] know these servants as Mr Thomas Greens. there the last 12 years. no doubt of it.
