Evelina Russell v. Joseph Neale. Petition for Freedom 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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 Petition for Freedom March 19, 1834 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 508, Folder 533 Case Papers Petition Civil Petition for Freedom March 1834 Russell, Teresa Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Russell, Evelina Neale, Joseph Brent, William Leigh, 1784-1848 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) fixed idno/xml:id added xml:ids reviewed; edited encoded

To the Hon. the Judges of the Circuit Court for the Dist. of Columbia & County of Washgn

The Petition of Teresa Russel next of kin and mother to Evelina a minor represents that the said Evelina is entitled to her freedom and that she is illegally held in slavery by a certain Joseph Neale of Washington County in the District of Columbia who refuses to release her. Your Petitioner therefore prays yr Honor that the said Joseph may be summoned to appear as the Law directs and that your Honors do order him to return yr the said Evelina to her liberty and to relinquish all claim to her as his slave, and also for all other and further relief in the premises that yr Honors will grant and is in duty bound will ever pray &c

Wm Brent for Petr 19th March 1834

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Evelina Russell by Teresa Russell her next friend vs Joseph Neale

Filed 20th March 1834