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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 sum Isaac Buckingham late of Washington County, if shall be found within the County of Washington in your said District, and safely keep, so that you have body 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 March next, to answer unto the petition for freedom of William in a &c.
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 17th day of Decr Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 50.
Issued the 24th day of Dec 1850.
Jno A. Smith clk
S & S
46
William Taylor
vs
Isaac Buckingham
Subpoena
9 Bre
+
Pet for Freedom
Non est
R Wallach
Marshal