Charles Lyles et al. v. Christopher C. Hyatt & Dionysius Sheriff 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 Christopher C. Hyatt & Dionysius Sheriff October 6, 1856 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21, Entry 6 Box 816, Folder 654 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom October 1856 Dunlop, James, 1793- Hoover, Jonah D. Smith, John A. Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Lyles, Albert Lyles, Henry Lyles, Laura Lyles, Richard Lyles, Sylvester Lyles, Washington Lyles, William Hyatt, Christopher C. Sheriff, Dionysius Swann, Edward 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:

We command you that you take summon Christopher C. Hyatt & Dionysius Sheriff 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 third Monday of October Inst. next, to answer unto The petition for freedom of Charles Lyles, Sylvester Lyles, William Lyles, Albert Lyles, Washington Lyles, Laura Lyles, Henry Lyles & Richard Lyles.

Hereof fail not, at your peril, and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Jas. Dunlop Esquire, Chief Justice of our said Court, at the City of Washington, the 1st day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 56.

Issued the 6t day of October 1856.

Jno: A. Smith clk

E. Swann

654.

Charles Lyles & others vs Christopher C. Hyatt & Dionysius Sheriff

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+ Peto. for Freedom

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