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District of Columbia, to wit:
The United States of America,
To the Marshal of the District of Columbia, Greeting:
We command you, That you summon Hannah Ann Green, Sarah Dorsey, Elizabeth McRea, Margaret Garner, James M. McRea, to appear before the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the County of Alexandria, at the Court-House in the Town of Alexandria, on the Saturday next, the 12th instant day of Court, which commences on the Monday to testify and the truth to say, on behalf of Fanny Richardson in a certain matter of controversy, in our said Court depending and undetermined between the United States and said Fanny Richardson and this they shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of $333 33 cents—And have you then there this writ.
Witness, William Cranch, Esq. Chief Judge of our said Court, this eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty one
Edm: J. Lee, CC.
United States
v.
Fanny Richardson
Spa.
on Hab. Corpus.
Hannah Ann Green sd
Sarah Dorsey sd
Elizabeth McRea
Margret Garner sd
Jas. M McRea sd
Sumd
C Scott DM