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District of Columbia
Alexandria County To wit
Julia Roberts complains of Austin L. Adams and Ann E. Harding in custody &c. of a plea of trespass & false imprisonment. For this that whereas the said plff being at the county aforesaid on the day of 1840, was with force & arms and great violence assaulted and beaten by the said defendant and was then and there illegally imprisoned by the said defendant to the great injuring of the plaintiff and to the deprivation of her personal liberty, and to the damage of the plff. one thousand dollars, and therefore she brings suit.
Brent for pltff
J. Doe
& R. Doe Pledges &c
Julia Roberts
v
Austin & Adams
narr
1841 May Term 10' day
Nar filed & docketed by counsel & not guilty Jd & Cont
October Term day
Contd
1842 May Term 14' day
Jury sworn &
15th Jury appeared in Court & returned the following verdict "We of the Jury find for the petitioner" & Judgt.
The defts tendered two bills of Exceps.
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