Margaret Norah Atkins & Alfred Atkins Francis Bowling & Clarissa Gardiner Summons of Francis Bowling & Clarissa B. Gardner 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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 Summons of Francis Bowling & Clarissa B. Gardner May 7, 1844 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 683, Folder 67 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom November 1844 Atkins, David Brent, William, 1774-1848 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Gardiner, Richard B. Hunter, Alexander Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Atkins, Alfred Atkins, Margaret Norah Bowling, Francis Gardiner, Clarissa B. Bradley, Joseph H. (Joseph Habersham), 1802-1887 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; edited encoded

District of Columbia, to wit: The United States of America, To the Marshal of the District of Columbia, Greeting:

We command you that you take Francis Bowling & Clarissa Gardner adrs Rd B. Gardner late of Washington County, if they shall be found within the County of Washington in your said District, and them safely keep, so that you have their bodies before the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, to be held for the County aforesaid, at the City of Washington, on the 4th Monday of November next, to answer unto Margt Norah & Alfred Atkins by David Atkins their next friend

Hereof fail not, at your peril, and have you then and there this writ.

Witness W. Cranch Esquire, Chief Judge of our said Court, at the City of Washington, the 4th day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty four.

Issued the 7th day of May 1844.

W. Brent Ck

Bradly

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Margt Norah & Alfred Atkins by Dd Atkins their next friend vs Francis Bowling & Clarissa Gardner admrs of Richd B. Gardner

Capi 6 Bre

+ Pet. for freedom

Non Sunt A. Hunter Marshal