Emily Duncan v. Richard Gatewood. Summons of Richard Gatewood Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding 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 Richard Gatewood July 17, 1852 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 761, Folder 190 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom October 1852 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Duncan, Henry Smith, John A. Wallach, Richard, 1816-1881 Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Duncan, Emily Gatewood, Richard Bradley, Joseph H. (Joseph Habersham), 1802-1887 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; edited transcribed; encoded

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

We command that you take sum. Richard Gatewood 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 3d Monday of October next, to answer unto the petition for freedom of Emily Duncan &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 22d day of May Anno Domini on thousand eight hundred and 52.

Issued the 17th day of July 1852.

Jno. A. Smith clk

Bradley

190.

Emily Duncan by her next friend Henry Duncan. vs Richard Gatewood

Sub: 4 Bre

+ Pet. for Freedom.

Non est R Wallach Marshal