Rose v. James Kennedy Jr. Summons of Theodorick Lee 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 Theodorick Lee July 14, 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 Brent, Daniel Carroll, 1759-1815 Deneale, George, 1766-1818 Lee, Theodorick Kilty, William, 1757-1821 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 corrected date 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 Theodorick Lee 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 Court which commences on the Monday in to testify and the truth to say on behalf of James Kennedy Jr in a certain matter of controversy in our said Court depending and undetermined between Negro Rose plf and James Kennedy Jr Deft and this he shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of Dolls. 333,33, And have then this Writ. Witness William Kilty, Esq. Chief Judge of our said Court this 14 day of July 1801

G. Deneale

July 14th 1801. Executed Daniel C. Brent

Kennedy Jr. ads Rose Negro

Spa.

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