Ex parte Fanny Richardson. William Ludwell Hodgson to James Williams 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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 William Ludwell Hodgson to James Williams November 10, 1831 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 Correspondence Civil Habeas Corpus November 1831 Clarke, Robert Dove, Jilson Hawke, Thomas A. Williams, James Washington County (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) Richardson, Fanny Hodgson, William Ludwell United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids; transcription; added Robert Clarke to people reviewed edited case name transcribed, encoded

To the Jailor of Washington County (DC) Jail.

Sir. Be so good as to send me by the bearer a copy of the Committment of Fanny Richardson, who is now in the jail of Washington County D.C. and your certificate whether she is confined under more than one committment, and if so for what Cause.

Your Obt Servt Wm Ludwell Hodgson Atty for Fanny Richardson Alexa Novr 10, 1831

District of Columbia Washington County St.

To the Marshal of the District aforesaid. You are hereby commanded To receive from Jilson Dove Constable The body of fanny Richardson being brought before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County as an absconding slave and her the said fanny safe keep into your jail and custody untill she shall be discharged by due course of law giving given under my hand and seal this 7th day of October 1831

Robt Clarke (seal)

To James Williams Jailor &c &

The above is a correct Coppy of Negress Fanny Richardson

November 9th 1831 Thas A hawke for James Williams jailer

She is not confined on no other commitment

To the Jailor of the Jail of Washington County Washington District of Columbia