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Your petitioner has all the time paid taxes on said land, since the rebellion both to the United States Government and the restored Government of Virginia

She herewith files evidence of her title to said lot marked A.  Also certificates showing that she has taken the Oath required by the Presidents proclamation of the 29 May 1865 marked B, she having long since taken the Oath required by General Butler of citizens living in this county during the rebellion   She also files certificate that she does not come under any of the exceptions of the Presidents Proclamation aforesaid duly sworn to marked C.

Your petitioner respectfully prays restoration of the said land to herself and to said Blivins claiming under her deed as aforesaid and that the said Banks who [[?]] upon said land as her tenant and which tenancy expired the 1st January 1866 be required to vacate the same

Very respectfully
Frances Armistead
by her Counsel

Charles K Malloy Esqr is my duly accredited agent and attorney to represent me in the foregoing petition 
Witness
Wm Lowry  

F Armistead