Charlotte v. Tobias Watkins. Summons of Tobias Watkins Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Elizabeth Askren 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 Tobias Watkins August 26, 1822 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 270, Folder 481 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom October 1822 Brent, William, 1774-1848 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Ringgold, Tench Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Charlotte Watkins, Tobias Taney, Augustus United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; edited Encoded and transcribed.

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

You are hereby commanded to summon Doctr. Tobias Watkins if he shall be found in the county of Washington, that (all excuses set aside) he be and appear before the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, to be held for the county of Washington, in the city of Washington, on the first Monday of October next, to testify on the part of answer the Petition of Freedom of exhibited in our said Court against him by a certain Negro Charlotte.

Hereof fail not at your peril; and have you then and there this precept.

Witness W. Cranch Esquire, chief Judge of the said Court.

Issued the 26th day of August 1822

Wm Brent Clk

(Taney)

481 Apps. Octr. Court

Negro Charlotte vs Doctr. Tobias Watkins

Subpa

Sumd T Ringgold Marshal