Maria v. William Meade. 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 November 1818 Alexandria County (Va.) Maria Meade, William Mason, Thomson Francis, 1785-1838 United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, encoded

Alexandria County to wit:

Maria (a negro woman) complains of William Meade in custody &c of a plea of trespass on the case. For that the said William Meade at the County aforesaid on the     day of     in the year 1816, with force & arms assauled the plaintiff & then & there took and imprisoned the plaintiff and restrained her of her freedom from the said     day of     1816 until the     day of     in the same year. against the law of the land & against the will of the plaintiff. & other injuries the said William Meade then & here did to the plaintiff against the peace & dignity of the United States, & to the damage of the plaintiff of one hundred dollars & therefore she brings suit &c.

Thomson F Mason pro que

(Maria a negro woman) vs Wm Meade

Narr.

1816. Novr. Term 14th day petition fd vide capias