Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith. Summons of James Smith 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 James Smith July 28, 1817 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 Summons Civil Petition for Freedom May 1824 Boyd, Washington Cranch, William, 1769-1855 Deneale, George, 1766-1818 Minor, Daniel Scott, James S. Alexandria County (Va.) Alexandria (Va.) Washington (D.C.) Dorcas Julia Smith, James Taylor, Robert I. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) removed Thomson F. Mason from attorney list added xml:ids; removed Dorcas from people; transcription 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 take James Smith if he be found within the county of Alexandria, in your said District, and him safely keep, so that you have his body before the Honorable the Judge of the United States' Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, at the Court-house in the Town of Alexandria, at the next Court, to answer Negroes Dorcas and Julia who sue in forma pauperum of a Plea of Trespass, Assault & Battery & False Imprisonment Damage Two hundred Dollars

And have then there this Writ.

Witness, the Honorable William Cranch, Chief Judge of our said Court, this 28th day of July 1817

G. Deneale Cl.

Not Found D Minor DM for W Boyd Marshal

We of the Jury find for the plfs the is one joined subject to the opinion of the Court on the case agreed by the parties, & assess their damages to one cent. Jas. S Scott

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Negroes Dorcas & Julia "Paupers" vs James Smith

Caps

For the recovery of the plaintiffs freedom +

1817 Decr Als. Caps.

1818. Jay. Continued Feby. Narr: filed & Com: Ord: March. Continued April Continued May June July Continued Augt. Nar: filed & Com: Ord: Jud: & Wt. Inqy.

1819: Apl. Term 21st day Continued Novem. Term 19th day Continued 1820 April Term 18th d. Continued 1820 Nov Term 22d day Contd 1821. May Term 18th day Continued Novem. Term 2d day Continued 1822 May Term 2d day Continued Novem. Term 2nd day Case agreed filed & Not Gty. Jd. & Jury sworn and affd. & verdict for Pltff subject to the opinion of the Court upon the case agreed & assess his dam. to one cent.

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