Daniel Jones v. James R. Bosley. 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 June 18, 1825 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 355, Folder 45 Case Papers Petition Civil Petition for Freedom December 1825 Brent, William, 1774-1848 Normley, Nace Pierre, John Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Jones, Daniel Bosley, James R. Beale, Robert United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) reviewed document added idno added xml converted to new TEI edited encoding edits to tei header encoded and transcribed

To the Honble the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington

The Petition of Daniel Jones a black man humbly sets forth to your honors that he is justly and lawfully entitled to his freedom, but that nevertheless he is held in slavery by one James R Bosley who as to claim title to him as a slave. Wherefore your Petitioner prays your Honors to grant him the United Writ of Subpoena to be directed to the said James R. Bosley that he may be and appear before your honorable court and answer hereto, and that your petitioner may be discharged from slavery, and obtain such relief in the premises as to your Honors may seem right, and as in duty bound he will ever pray &c

Robert Beale for Petitioner

Wm Brent will enter Nace Normley & John Pierre security for fees & costs.

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Danl Jones Jas R Bosley

fd. 18th Jun 1825