John Baptist Lee v. Augustus Preuss. 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 April 25, 1827 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 385, Folder 109/110/111 Case Papers Petition Civil Petition for Freedom May 1827 Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Lee, John Baptist Preuss, Augustus Barrell, Samuel B. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) reviewed, edited back reviewed document edited idno, added back page added idno added xml:ids converted to new TEI added attorneys to header transcribed, encoded

To the Honorable, the Judges of the Circuit Court for the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia.

The Petition of John Baptist Lee humbly sheweth unto your Honors that he is entitled to his freedom and is unjustly & illegally held in bondage by one Augustus Preuss who intends, (as your petitioner is informed and verily believes) to sell him a slave for life. Wherefore he prays your Honors, that a subpoena may issue from your Honorable Court to the said Augustus Preuss directed, commanding him to be and appear before your Honorable Court and answer hereto - and that your petitioner may be discharged from his service and obtain such relief in the premises as to your Honors may seem meet. And as in duty bound will ever pray &c

S.B. Barrell Atty for Petr.

April 25th 1827.

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Jno B Lee vs Augs Preuss

Petition for Freedom

filed 25th April 1827