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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 summon Bridget McLaughlin 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 3rd Monday of October next, to answer unto the petition for freedom of Margt. Lewis & children
Hereof fail not at your peril, and have you then and there this writ.
Witness, Jas. Dunlop Esquire, Chief Judge of our said Court, at the City of Washington, the 1st day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 56.
Issued the 4t day of Augt. 1856.
Jno: A. Smith clk
Ratcliff
236
Margt. Lewis & children.
vs
Bridget McLaughlin
Caps
12 Bre
Pet. for freedom
+
Non Est
J.D. Hoover
Marshal