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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 Henry Naylor 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 4t Monday of March Inst. next, to answer unto the petition for freedom of Susan Vigal.
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 3d day of Jan'y Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 54.
Issued the 24th day of March 1854.
Jno: A. Smith Clk
Stone.
505. 659 350. 253 210 391. 297.
Susan Vigal
vs
Henry Naylor admr. of George Naylor
sub
1 Bre
+
Pet for Freed.
Summoned
J. D. Hoover
Marshal