Rose v. James Kennedy Jr. Summons of Sarah Bissington & Mary Taylor Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Christy Hyman Kaci L. Nash Laura K. Weakly University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2016 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Summons of Sarah Beggington & Mary Taylor July 15, 1801 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Local Government Records Collection, Arlington County Court Records Arlington County (Va.) Judgments (Freedom Suits), 1795-1858, Box 1 Case Papers Summons Civil Petition for Freedom July 1801 Abercrombie, R. Beggington, Sarah Deneale, George, 1766-1818 Kilty, William, 1757-1821 Taylor, Mary Alexandria County (Va.) Alexandria (Va.) Washington (D.C.) Harry Joe Rose Kennedy, James, Jr. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) fixed idno/xml:id added xml:ids; fixed xml:id on root element reviewed; edited transcribed and encoded

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

We command you that you summon Sarah Beggington & Mary Taylor to appear before the honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the County of Alexandria, at the Court House in the town of Alexandria, on the fourth day of theis present Court which commences on the second Monday in July to testify and the truth to say on behalf of Negro Rose Negro Henry & Negro Joe in a certain matter of controversy in our said Court depending and undetermined between the said Parties & James Kennedy and this she shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of Dolls. 333,33, And have then there this Writ. Witness William Kilty, Esq. Chief Judge of our said Court this 15th day of July 1801

G. Deneale CC.

Negro Rose vs James Kennedy

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Sarah Bigington Mary Taylor

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Executed R. Abercrombie Baliff