Dist. Court of the U. S. for the Dist. of
Col.
Clerk of the Court
"Fugitive Slave Cases, 1862," May 15-19, 1862
(By file date or affidavit)
Original papers in fugitive slave cases
before the Circuit Court of the U.S. for the District of Columbia consisting
of claimants petitions, affidavits for arrest of fugitive slaves, warrants
of arrest, depositions, court orders to deliver fugitive slaves to claimants,
and related papers.
Transcribed from National Archives Microfilm
Publication M433 "Records of the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia Relating to Slaves, 1851-1863, Roll 3.
William Clarke
vs.
Glenn
Sophia
Kitty
Isabel
Amanda
Stacia
Michael
Ernest
District of Columbia, to wit:
On this twenty seventh day of April A. D.
1863 before me the subscriber an associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia personally appeared William Clarke a citizen
of Prince George County, in the state of Maryland and made oath according
to law that he is the lawful owner and possessor of the slaves hereinafter
named, to wit: Glenn about seventeen years of age; Sophia about sixty
five; Kitty about thirty; Isabel about twenty five; Amanda about seven;
Stacia about five; Michael about two years old and Ernest about nine months
old, a child of the above named Isabel. That the said slaves are slaves
for life, owing service and labor under the laws of the said State to
this affiant: that the said slaves were in the possession of this affiant
in the said State until the night of the 25th of April instant
when they absconded from the said possession, without this affiant's knowledge
or consent and against his will, and fled to this District, where he has
reason to believe, and does believe they now are fugitives; and he prays
process under the Fugitive Slave Law.
And this affiant further swears that he has
not borne arms against the United States in the present rebellion, nor
in any way given aid and comfort thereto.
Sworn before Geo. P. Fisher
Jus. Sup. Ct. Dist. Co.
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