John & Serena v. Henry Moscross. Petitioners' Bill of Exceptions 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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 Petitioners' Bill of Exceptions June 17, 1814 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Box 69, Folder 205 Case Papers Bill of Exceptions Civil Petition for Freedom June 1814 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Fitzhugh, Nicholas Nancy Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) John Serena Moscross, Henry United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; encoded transcribed, encoded

That Upon the above evidence The Petitioners Counsel moved the Court to instruct the Jury, that by the Bill of sale above mentioned, no right to the children of the said Nancy, born during the said term of servitude was conveyed to the said Moscross as slaves for life. But The Court refused to give the said instruction to the Jury to which op refusal the Petitioners by their Counsel except & pray the Court to sign this their bill of exceptions, which is done accordingly. June 17th 1814.

W. Cranch (seal) N. Fitzhugh (seal)