Peter Morris v. Jonathan Davis & James Kincaid. Order 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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 Order May 18, 1816 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 97, Rough Bundle Case Papers Order Civil Petition for Freedom June 1816 Morsell, James Sewall Scott, William A. Yeates, William, Jr. Washington (D.C.) Morris, Peter Davis, Jonathan Kincaid, James United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; edited Encoded and transcribed.

Negro Morris agt. Jonathan Davis & James Kincaid

Hab. Corp.

order'd that the Said negro Morris be directly delivered into the Custody of William A Scott for safe keeping for untill the first days of the next Court and untill the further the order of the said Circuit Court in the premisses provided he the said Morris give good and sufficient security for his personal appearance at Said time before said Court, unless prevented by death or other inevitable casualty and that in the mean time he give Security to for his support & maintenance and to indemnify the said Davis & Kincaid therefrom and for the said time to pay Hire at reasonable at the rate of Ten dollars per month, if the said Morris enough to work & Labour, the said Davis & Kincaid having refused to go keep him and give security to produce him at said time.

James S. Morsell Assistant Judge Circuit Court D. Columbia

May 18. 1816.

Order for the delivery of negro Morris into the hands of Wm A Scott & William Yates