Agnes Butler v. Robert Lawson. Summons of Robert Lawson William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Kaci L. Nash University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2020 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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Summons of Robert Lawson December 7, 1790 Our transcription is based on a digital image of the original. Maryland State Archives General Court of the Western Shore (Judgments) MSA S498-14 Supplementary Documents Summons Civil Petition for Freedom October 1791 Dyson, Thomas A. Gwinn, John Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819 Charles County (Md.) Annapolis (Md.) Butler, Agnes Lawson, Robert Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844 Maryland. General Court of the Western Shore Annapolis (Md.) transcribed; encoded

The State of Maryland Sst To the Sheriff of Charles County Greeting

We Command you that your summon Robert Lawson late of Charles County that all excuses and delays set aside he be and appear before the Judges of our General Court to be held at the City of Annapolis on the second Tuesday of May next to answer the petition of Agnes Butler prefered against him for freedom, hereof fail not he is not to fail and fail not at your peril and have you then and there this writ Witness the honourable Thomas Johnson Esquire Chief Judge of our said Court the 24th day of November Anno Domini 1790

Jno Gwinn Cl

Issued 7th December 1790. G Duvall

No 64

Agnes Butler a Robt Lawson

Sums

Octo 1791

Chas Summoned Thomas. A. Dyson Sheriff