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 Docket Sheet May 1799 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. Maryland State Archives General Court of the Western Shore (Judgments) MSA S498-220 Supplementary Documents Docket Civil Petition for Freedom May 1799 Brawner, Nathan Brookes, James Bugh, John Jacob Chew, Samuel Clagett, Horatio Clagett, John Cooke, Ann Coolidge, Samuel Judson Darnall, Nicholas Lowe Davis, Henry Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844 Elliot, Samuel Green, Joshua Hager, Jonathan Hauer, Daniel Hilleary, William Hodgkin, Theodore Hoff, Abraham Howard, John Hurdle, Ann Johnson, Joshua Johnson, William Kendall, James Kreps, Martin McComas, Daniel Murdock, William Murrow, Benjamin Perry, John Richardson, Benjamin Smith, William Hamilton Talbott, Nathaniel Tice, Nicholas Wheatley, Elisha London (England) Judgment for Petitioner Appealed by Defendant Mahoney, Charles Ashton, John Johnson, John Ridgely, Richard Wilmer, Jonathan Roberts Cooke, William Key, Philip Barton, 1757-1815 Martin, Luther Mason, John T. (John Thomson), 1787-1850 Maryland. General Court of the Western Shore Annapolis (Md.) review and relationship encoding transcribed and encoded

25. 31.

14th May Term 1799 23d

JRW. J.J. R R. Charles Mahoney against PBK. LM. JTM. WC. Revd John Ashton

Appearances. Jury Sworn

Verdict for Petitioner & Judgment that Petitioner is free &c vide

five Exceptions filed

Costs

Appeal prayed and granted to the High Court of Appeals.

Appeal Bond filed and security approved by the Court

See the Minutes of October Term 1797 for the manner of entering the challenges

The Honble Gabriel Duvall Esquire withdrew from the Bench at and during this Trial of this cause

Jurors

William John

G D. 11th October Term 1791 Petition protection Summons return appearance by WC. Imparlance

8th May Term 1792. Appearances and Imparlance

9th October Term 1792 Appearance and Imparlance

14th May Term 1793 Appearances and Imparlance

8th October Term 1793. Apperances. Commission ordered to London for Pltt. Commissioners Joshua Johnson, William Murdock, Horatio Clagett and James Brooks Continued

13th May Term 1794 Appearances and continued

14th October Term 1794 Appearances and continued

12th May Term 1795. Appearances and continued

13th October Term 1795. Appearances and continued

GD JKW 10th May Term 1796. Appearances Interrogatories & Depositions filed and continued Depositions No 1 to 8 included

11th October Term 1796 WC PBK Appearances. Ann Cooke's depositn filed, 2 Deposns of Ann Cooke filed continued

JR?W. JJ. 9th May Term 1797. Depositions No. 10 11 & 12. Appearances two Depons of Ann Hurdle & Henry Davis filed by Deft. Nichs L Darnall depn filed by Deft. Nathl Talbot's depn filed by Deft. Continued

10th October Term 1797 WC PBK LM Deposns No 13 to 24. Appearances. Depos filed for Deft. James Mullican's Depn filed for Ptff. John Clagetts Depn for Deft filed. admission of Defendt filed Verdict & Special Verdict vide Contd under curia adv

8th May Term 1798 Appearances. Continued by the Court

JRW. JJ. 9th October Term 1798 WC PBK LM. JTM. Appearances The court are of Opinion that the fact, that Joyce was in england is not sufficiently and expressly found in the Special Verdict; and for as much as there was sufficient Evidence disclosed at the Trial by which the Jury might have found the fact expressly. The Court on motion of the Petitioner by his Counsell order a venire de novo Venire do novo prayed and granted.

Jurors. 1 William Johnson 2. John Howard 3. Benjamin Richardson 4. Daniel Hauer 5. Jonathan Hager 6. Samuel J Coolidge 7 8. 9. 10. Nicholas Tice 11. William Hamilton Smith 12. William Hilleary

The first Jurors impannelled were Samuel Chew, John Howard, Theodore Hodgkin Daniel McComas, Benjamin Murrow, William Johnson, Elisha Wheatley, Benjamin Richardson, Joshua Green, Daniel Hauer, Jonathan Hager, Nathan Brawner of which the following challenges were made

Challenged by the Petitioner Samuel Chew Theodore Hodgkin Elisha Wheatley Nathan Brawner Challenged by the Defendant Daniel McComas Benjamin Murrow Joshua Green

Pannell made up of the following Jurors

Who were Jurors Abraham Hoff James Kendall Nicholas Tice Challenged by Defendant Martin Kreps Samuel Elliott

Pannell made up of the following Jurors

John Perry challenged by petitioner John Jacob Bugh challenged by Defendt

Pannell made up of the following Jurors

Who were Sworn William Hamilton Smith William Hilleary

Charles Mahoney vs Revd John Ashton

Petition for Freedom

Judgmt May 1799