Ann Bell v. Gerard T. Greenfield. Jury Instructions Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding 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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 Jury Instructions Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 617, Folder 145 Case Papers Jury Instructions Civil Petition for Freedom March 1840 Bell, Ann Bell, Daniel Bell, David Greenfield, Gerard T. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; edited encoded

If from the evidence aforesaid the Jury shall find that the Petitioner Ann Bell before during & after the year 1827 until the bringing of this suit claimed to be free, went at large as free, purchased real property in this city and built a house thereon, made contracts, built a house claimed to be free and did hired a servant from the defendant and did other acts as aforesaid inconsistent with the condition of slavery and that these facts were known to the defendant. and, that during that time the said Defendant did not reduce her into his possession or exercise any acts of ownership over her, then the Jury [from the facts aforesaid] may infer that the said petitioner is free has been manumitted.