Dinah v. Sarah Redman. Complaint 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 2016 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Complaint 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 Complaint Civil Petition for Freedom April 1802 Doe, John Roe, Richard Dinah Redman, Sarah Swann, Thomas, 1789-1845 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, encoded

Alexandria County to wit;

Negore Dinah complains of Sarah Redman in Custody &c. of a plea; for that whereas the said deft. on the       day of       in the year of our Lord       with Force and Arms, to wit, with Swords and Staves made an assault upon the said pltf at       in the County aforesaid and then and there beat, wounded, and imprisoned her and kept her in prison there for a long time, to with for the space of       and injuries to her the said pltf. then and there did against the Government of the United States and the Damage of Pltf. Fifty Dollars

Therefore she &c.

Swann P. Quer.

Pledges &c. J. Doe R. Roe

Negro Dinah vs. Redman

Nar.