John Battaile v. Thomas Miller. 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 30, 1826 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 403, Folder 135 Case Papers Petition Civil Petition for Freedom May 1828 Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Battaile, John Miller, Thomas Beale, Robert United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) removed Jr. from defendant reviewed document added idno added xml:ids converted to new TEI added Jones forename added attorneys to header encoded transcription

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

The petition of John Battles humbly sheweth that he is entitled to his freedom and is unjustly & illegally held in bondage by one Thomas Miller who holds your & claims your petitioner and (as he believes & is informed) means to sell him as a slave. Whereon he prays your honors that a subpona may be issued to the said Thomas Miller directed that he may appear and answer hereto, and that your petitioner may be discharged from his service, and obtain such relief in the premises as your honors may seem right.

R Beale for Petitioner

570 263 118 135

John Battles vs. Thomas Miller

Petn for freedom

R Beale secy for Petn costs & fees due the clerk

Filed 30 June 1826