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Roll 1 - 1820 - 1843 Habeas Corpus for Nancy Jones To the Honorable William Cranch, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia The petition of Nancy Jones, a colored woman,
respectfully represents that she was committed to the Prison of Washington
in the District of Columbia aforesaid, that she has been unable to obtain
a copy of her commitment, that she is a free woman and that she is still
illegally confined in the said Prison and humbly prays your honor to grant
the United States most gracious writ of Habeas Corpus and sent (illegible)
to the Marshal of the District of Columbia directed commanding him to
have your Petitioner before your Honor at such time and place as to your
Honor shall deem meet and that a subpoena may give for James Mullynix
to testify on her behalf and as is duty bound your Petitioner will ever
pray and so forth. To the Honorable William Cranch, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia The petition of Nancy Jones a colored woman
respectfully represents that she was committed to the prison of Washington
County, District of Columbia aforesaid, that she has been unable to obtain
a copy of the commitment, that she is a free woman and that she is still
illegally confined in the said jail and humbly prays your Honor to grant
the United States most gracious writ of Habeas Corpus as (illegible) to
the Marshal of the District of Columbia directed commanding him to have
your Petitioner before your Honor at such time and place as to your Honor
shall soon meet and that your Petitioner may be discharged from her confinement
aforesaid and that a subpoena may issue for James Mullynix to testify
in behalf of your Petitioner and as in duty bound your Petitioner will
ever pray and so forth. The United States of America You are hereby commanded that you have the body of Nancy Jones, confined in the prison of Washington County as it is said, by whatever name she was committee, together with the cause of her caption and detention, before the Hon. William Cranch, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, at his chambers in the City Hall, in the city and county of Washington immediately, & do receive and submit to what may be then and there (illegible) in the premises. Hereof fail not as you will answer the contrary at your peril. Issued the 26th day of August A. D. 1835 By my order (copy of commitment) Dist. of Columbia To the Marshall & Jailor of the Dist. Col. Whereas Nancy Jones a coloured woman from Baltimore, and not having produced any free papers or a pass, you are therefore hereby required to receive in your jail & custody the said Nancy Jones, and her safe keep until she be discharged. Given under my hand and seal this fourth
day of May 1835. To the Hon. William Cranch, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Dist. of Columbia The Marshal of the Dist. Col. respectfully makes the following return, that he has the within named Nancy Jones at the time & place as within directed with the cause of her caption and detention, a copy of the commitment being herewith attached, and that she is detained for no other cause. A. Hunter The within named Nancy Jones having been
brought before me by virtue of the within writ & being satisfied by
the testimony of James Mullinax and Geo. W. Styles that the said Nancy
Jones is not a runaway servant or slave, I have ordered her to be discharged. |