Mary Derrick v. Alexander Moore. Petition for Freedom 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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 Petition for Freedom 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 2 Case Papers Petition Civil Petition for Freedom March 1824 Derrick, Matilda Lee, Edmund J. Alexandria County (Va.) Washington (D.C.) Derrick, Mary Moore, Alexander Turner, Thomas United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids; added Edmund Lee to people reviewed transcribed, encoded

To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Alexandria County.

The Petitioner negro Mary infant under the age of twenty one years by her Mother & next friend Matilda humbly represents to your honours that notwithstanding her being entitled to her liberty & freedom from slavery, yet she is held in bondage by a certain Alexander Moore of the County & District aforesaid. She therefore prays that your honours direct to be issued from your honourable court a subpoena to the said Alexander Moore, thereby & ordering him to be & appear before your honours at your next sitting, there to answer unto the petition in the above matter of complaint. Trusting for relief from your honours, the petitioner as in duty bound ever prays &c.

for Petitioner Tho: Turner

Negro Mary inft by Matilda her next friend vs. Alexander Moore

Petn.

Mr Lee Will please file this petition & issue subpoena. Tho. Turner for Ptr.