Nelly Jackson v. Thomas Tebbs. Complaint 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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 Complaint 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 Complaint Civil Petition for Freedom April 1818 Doe, John Roe, Richard Alexandria County (Va.) Jackson, Nelly Tebbs, Thomas Simms, John D. United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Alexandria (Washington, D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed transcribed, encoded

Alexandria County, Towit.

Nelly Jackson complains of Thos. Tebbs in custody &c of a Plea of Trespass. For that the said Th. Tebbs. on the 25 day of December 1815 at the County aforesaid with force & arms assaulted the said plaintiff, and her then and there took imprisoned, and restrained her of her liberty and held her in bondage from the said 25 day of December till the 3d day of December 1816 against the will of the said Plaintiff and against the law of the Land & other injuries to the said plaintiff there and during that time did against the peace and dignity of the United States, and to the damage of the plff One hundred dollars, and therefore she brings Suit.

J.D. Simms for plff

J Doe R Roe Pleges

Nelly Jackson vs Th. Tebbs

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