Ann Davis v. Charles Minifee and Letitia Davis v. Rebecca Forrest. Petitioners' Bill of Exceptions Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Kaci L. Nash 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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 Petitioners' Bill of Exceptions Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 34, Folder 197 Case Papers Bill of Exceptions Civil Petition for Freedom June 1811 Addison, Anthony Barber, Elizabeth Bentley, Eleanor Bentley, Mary Bentley, Rosamond Brookes, Benjamin Carey, John Claggett, Edward Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Darnall, Henry Digges, William Dove, William Harley, Catharine Hawkins, John Hill, Clement King, John Rabbit, John Rosier, Henry Short, James Soper, Robert Thomas, Sarah Thruston, Buckner, 1763-1845 Davis, Ann Davis, David Davis, Frederick Davis, Hanson Davis, Sarah Minifee, Charles Davis, Letitia Davis, Rachel Davis, Henry Forrest, Rebecca United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) transcribed and encoded

Ann Davis & Children vs Charles Minifie

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Letty Davis v. Reba Forrest.

After the petitioners had produced and read in evidence to the Jury the Depositions of William Dove and Catherine Harley in the record of Rosamond Bentley vs A. Addison (here insert it) and had examined one John Rabbitt as a witness sworn in the cause to prove what one John King Edward Claggett and James Short old persons heretofore deceased had declared to him in conversation in these cases the defendants offered to read to the Jury the following depositions only of Henry Darnall Clement Hill John Carey Robert Hill Soper Elizabeth Barber Sarah Thomas Wm Digges Benjamin Brookes & Henry Rosier all of them deceased taken in the suits of Bentley vs Digges & Bentley vs Hawkins the petitioners in those suits being the sisters of the said Rosemond Bentley (here insert the record) to the reading of which depositions the counsel for the petitioners objected and prayed the opinion of the Court whether the said depositions should be read in evidence in these cases and the Court gave it as their opinion that the said depositions should be read to which Opinion the petitioners except & pray that the same may be signed & sealed which is done accordingly

W. Cranch (seal) B Thruston (seal)

Davis vs. Minifie

Bill of Exceptions