Christopher Harris v. Robert Rowley. Summons of Robert Rowley 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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 Summons of Robert Rowley February 4, 1828 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 422, Folder 234 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom May 1829 Brent, William, 1774-1848 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Ringgold, Tench Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Harris, Christopher Rowley, Robert Wallach, Richard United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) reviewed document added idno added xml:ids converted to new TEI added seg tags where needed edited encoding edited encoding edited transcription, encoding transcribed, encoded

District of Columbia, To wit:

The United States of America,

To the Marshal of the District of Columbia, Greeting:

You are hereby commanded to summon Robert Rowley if He shall be found in the county of Washington, that (all excuses set aside) He be and appear before the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, to be held for the county of Washington, in the city of Washington, on the first Monday of May next, to testify on the part of answer the Petition of Freedom of Christopher Harris filed in Court here apt herein

Hereof fail not at your peril ; and have you then and there this precept.

Witness W. Cranch Esquire, Chief Judge of the said Court.

Issued the 4th day of February 1828

Wallach Wm Brent, Clk

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