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To the honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington
The Petition of Charles Taylor otherwise called Charles a negro man humbly complaining sheweth unto your honors that he is entitled to his freedom and is unjustly held in bondage by Bernard H Buckner and Aris Buckner who claim your Petitioner as their slave
Wherefore your Petitioner prays your Honors to grant a subpoena to the said Bernard H Buckner and Aris Buckner directed and such relief in the premises as may be according to law
John J Dermott
atty for Petitioner
340
Charles Taylor
vs
Bernard H Buckner & Aris Buckner
Petn for freedom
Filed 24 Sept 1833