Jacob v. Stephen Cooke. Summons of Molly Fitzpatrick & William Hunter 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 Molly Fitzpatrick & William Hunter April 7, 1800 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 Deneale, George, 1766-1818 Fitzpatrick, Molly Hunter, William Swann, Thomas, 1789-1845 Turner, William Alexandria (Va.) Jacob Cooke, Stephen Botts, Thomas United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed, edited transcribed and encoded

The Commonwealth of Virginia, To the Sergeant of the Court of Hustings, in the Town of Alexandria, Greeting:

You are hereby commanded to summon Molly Fitzpatrick & William Hunter to appear before the Justices of our said Court of Hustings, at the Court-House in the Town of Alexandria, on the Immediately day of Court, to testify and the truth to speak, on behalf of Negro Jacob in a certain matter of controversy now depending and undetermined between the said Negro Jacob and Stephen Cooke and this they shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of 100l. each and have then there this writ.

Witness, George Deneale, Clerk of the said Court, this 7th day of April 1800

G. Deneale CC

Negro Jacob vs Cooke

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Executed Wm Turner DH

Thomas Swann

Thos Swann Attorny Attorny attorny

Botts

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