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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: John Marlow late of Washington County, if shall be found within the County of Washington in your said District, and safely keep, so that you have bod before the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, to be held for the County aforesaid, at the City of Washington, on the third Monday of October next, to answer unto the Petition for freedom of Mary E. Chambers &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 5th day of Aug Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 50
Issued the 29th day of Aug 1850.
Jno. A. Smith clk
Sheahan
210
Mary E Chambers by her next friend Jo. Alexander
vs
John Marlow
sub
2 Bre
+
Pet. for Freedom
Non est
R Wallach
Marshal