William v. John Swann. Summons of Sarah Plummer et al. 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
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 cdrh@unl.edu
oscys.case.0393.005 oscys.caseid.0418 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Derivatives must be credited to O Say Can You See, made available non-commercially, and distributed under the same terms. Requests for permission for commercial publication or other use should be emailed to the project team.

 Summons of Sarah Plummer et al. December 12, 1820 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 May 1822 Hampson, Bryant Hoffman, Jacob Hoffman, Peter E. Plummer, Gerard Plummer, John Plummer, Sarah Swann, Thomas, Jr. Fairfax County (Va.) Prince George's County (Md.) Alexandria (Va.) Washington (D.C.) William Swann, John United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, encoded

District of Columbia Corporate Town of Alexandria

Complaint haveing been made to me by William that he was held in bondage contrary to Law. that he was formerly the property of John Plummer of the County of Prince George in the State of Maryland. at his death he became the property of his widow Sarah Plummer that about five years ago he was removed from the State of Maryland into this District and has continued since that period to live in this Town and the adjoining County of Fairfax that he was hired for one year to Mr Bryan Hampson that for the last nine months he has been permitted to hire him self. that during that time he lived about three months with Thomas Swann Junr. and the last six months with John Swann in whose employ he now is that he has regularly paid his hire to Gerard Plummer who he has been informed is the Agent of Mrs. Sarah Plummer Widow of the aforenamed John Plummer who now holds him in slavery. and prays the protection of the Laws of this District.

These are therefore to Command you to Summons the said Sarah Plummer Bryant Hampson Thomas Swan Jur. John Swann and Gerard Plummer to appear before me, and at the same time being the said William before me to be bealt with according to Law

Given under my hand and Seal this 12th day of December 1820

Jacob Hoffman Mayor

To any Constable of the County

Judt. John Swann to give security in the sum of four hundred Dollars for the appearance of William to one present Court and there to Continue untill duly discharged

Jacob Hoffman Mayor

Security given Thomas Swann Jnr. in the sum of 200$ Peter E Hoffman in like amount

Jacob Hoffman Mayor

Williams Papers