James Thompson v. Electius Spalding. Petition for Freedom Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Samantha M. Bryant 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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 Petition for Freedom May 31, 1815 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 146, Folder 77 Case Papers Petition Civil Petition for Freedom December 1818 Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Thompson, James Spalding, Electius Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) reviewed document added idno added xml:ids converted to new TEI added attorneys to header transcribed, encoded

To the Honourable the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Washington County

The Petition of James Thompson a person of colour Humbly Sheweth that your Petitioner of right is entitled to his freedom yet nevertheless is held and unjustly detained in Slavery by a certain Electius Spalding of Washington County aforesaid wherefore he prays this Honourable Court to grant that the United States writ of subpoena may issue to the said Electius Spalding directed Commanding him to be and appear before this Honourable Court to answer your petitioner in the premisses and that your Honours would grant him such other and further relief as the nature of his Case may require and your Petitioner will ever pray &c

FS Key for Petitioner

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James Thompson vs Electius Spalding

Petn for Freedom

Filed 31. May 1815.