Samuel Stacey v. James Knox. Summons of James Knox Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Steph N. Camerone Kylie L. McCormick 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 James Knox August 29, 1850 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 744, Folder 204 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom October 1850 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Smith, John A. Wallach, Richard, 1816-1881 Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Stacey, Samuel Knox, James Carlisle, James M. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids; changed Carlisle from attorney for the defendant to attorney for the petitioner 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 sum: James Knox late of Washington County, if he shall be found within the County of Washington in your said District, and him safely keep, so that you have his body 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 Samuel Stacey in a his Petition for freedom filed against him in the said Court.

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 5 day of Aug. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 50

Issued the 29th day of Aug 1850

Jno. A. Smith clk

Carlisle

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Non est. R Wallach Marshal