Alexis Queen v. John Davis. Summons of John Davis Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Steph N. Camerone Kaci L. Nash Laura K. Weakly University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2014 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Summons of John Davis January 10, 1810 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 20, Folder 209 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom June 1810 Boyd, Washington Brent, William, 1774-1848 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Washington (D.C.) Washington County (D.C.) Queen, Alexis Davis, John Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added idno added xml:ids converted to new TEI reviewed added attorney to header; edited scheme for attorney tag edits to tei header edits to tei header removed closer tags transcribed, encoded

District of Columbia - to wit

The United States of America to the Marshal of the District of Columbia - greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon John Davis, late of Washington County of Washington, if he shall be found within the County of Washington, that all excuses and delays set aside, he be and appear before the Court here immediately, to answer the Petition for freedom of a certain Alexis Queen, in this Court exhibited against him. Hereof fail not at your peril - and have you then and there the writ. Witness the hon. Wm Cranch Chief Judge of our Law Court, this 8th day of Jany 1810. Wm Brent Clk

Issued the 10th day of Jany 1810.

F.S. Key

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Alexis Queen vs. John Davis

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Petn for freedom

Sumd 26 February

W. Boyd Marshal