Rebecca v. Lloyd Pumphrey. Writ of Execution Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Steph N. Camerone 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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 Writ of Execution March 9, 1825 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. National Archives and Records Administration Box 353, Folder 197 Case Papers Writ Civil Petition for Freedom May 1825 Brent, William, 1774-1848 Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Ringgold, Tench Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Ann Margaret Rebecca William Pumphrey, Lloyd Turner, Thomas Cox, Clement United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids; changed Cox from attorney_defendant to attorney_petitioner reviewed; edited transcribed, encoded

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

Whereas, at a Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, held for the county of Washington, at the city of Washington, on the Fourth Monday of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four a certain Negro Rebecca and children, William Ann & Margaret by judgment of the said Court, recovered against a certain Lloyd Pumphrey as well the sum of their freedom on their petition then before the same court against the said Lloyd Pumphrey on the sum of Forty one dollars and sixty eight cents, which was then and there adjudged unto the said Negro Rebecca and children for their costs and charges by them about this prosecution of the said petition laid out and expended; which was adjudged by the said Court to the said       on     assent for       costs and charges by       about       suit in that behalf laid out and expended; whereof the said Lloyd Pumphrey is convict as it appeareth of record. Therefore you are hereby commanded to take the said Lloyd Pumphrey if he shall be found in the said county of Washington, and him safely keep so that you have his body before the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, to be held for the county of Washington, at the city of Washington, on the First Monday of May next, to satisfy unto the said Negro Rebecca & children the damages costs, and charges aforesaid. Hereof fail not, at your peril: and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, William Cranch, Esquire, chief judge of the said Court, the 9th day of February in the year 1825.

Issued the 9th day of March 1825

Wm. Brent, Clk

Turner C. Cox

The clerk will enter this case not called by consent Clement Cox for petners L Pumphrey

5:57 my fees.

197 Jud May 1825.

Negro Rebecca and children, William Ann & Margaret vs Lloyd Pumphrey

Case for Costs 1 Bre

Costs $41.68 Costs in Chancery 13.04 Jailers ofc for maintenance 63.84 84 $120:00 Marfees 5:70 125:70

Cepi T. Ringgold Marshal

Feby 7th 1825.