George Davis v. Mary Young and Leticia Davis v. Rebecca Forrest. Summons of John Rabbit 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 Rabbit June 11, 1811 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 39, Folder 218 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom December 1811 Brent, William, 1774-1848 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Dorsey, Owen Rabbit, John Talbot, Jesse Baltimore County (Md.) Montgomery County (Md.) Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Davis, George Young, Mary Davis, Letitia Davis, Rachel Davis, Henry Forrest, Rebecca United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added idno corrected xml:ids for George Davis, 001181 to 001182 changed xml:ids for George Davis added xml:ids converted to new TEI reviewed added Leticia case to header edited attorney in header encoded transcription; added attorney to tei header

District of Columbia, to wit:

The United States of America: To the Marshal of the District of Maryland, Greeting,

You are hereby commanded to summon John Rabbit if he shall be found in the district of Maryland that (all excuses set aside) he be and appear before the circuit court of the District of Columbia, to be held for the county of Washington on the twentieth inst. to testify on the part of George Davis against Mary Young Hereof fail not at your peril and have you then and there this precept

Witness Wm Cranch esquire, chief Judges of the said court

Issued the eleventh day of June 1811

Wm Brent, Clk.

District of Columbia

The United States of America To the Marshal of the District of Maryland Greeting,

You are hereby commanded to summon John Rabbit if he shall be found in the district of Maryland that (all excuses set aside) he be and appear before the circuit court of the district of Columbia to be held for the county of Washington at the city of Washington on the 20th day of June inst. to testify on the part of Leticia Davis & children against Rebecca Forrest. Hereof fail not at your peril, and have you then and there this precept. Witness Wm Cranch esquire, chief Judge of the said court. Issued the eleventh day of June 1811

Wm Brent Clk

194.

Leticia Davis & Children vs Rebecca Forrest

Subpa

Sumd John Rabbit near Montgomery Court House

192

George Davis vs Mary Young.

Subpea:

Sumd John Rabbit. near Montgomery Court House.

Baltimore County ss On the 14th June 1811 Came Jesse Talbot before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County and did solemnly affirm that he on the 13th instant served the original Summon's of which the within are true Copies on Thomas Rutter Marshal of Maryland

Owen Dorsey