Loudon v. Charles Scott. Summons of Thomas Contee 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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 Summons of Thomas Contee December 3, 1807 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 1808 Contee, Thomas Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Deneale, George, 1766-1818 Alexandria County (Va.) Washington (D.C.) Loudon Scott, Charles W. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, 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 Thomas Contee to appear before the honorable the Judges of the Circuit court of the District of Columbia, for the County of Alexandira, at the Court-House, in the town of Alexandria, on the 18th day of theis Court, which commencesd on the 4th Monday in last month t o testify, and the truth to say on behalf of Negro London in a certain matter of controversy in our said Court depending and undetermined, between Negro London Plaintiff & Charles Scott, Deft and this he shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of Dolls. 333 33 cts. And have then there this writ. Witness William Cranch, Esq. Chief Judge of our said Court, this 3d day of December 1807.

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