Giles Butler v. John Somerville. Summons of George Somerville 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 George Somerville October 19, 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 Ford, Philip Gwinn, John Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790 Somerville, George Saint Mary's County (Md.) Annapolis (Md.) Butler, Giles Somerville, John Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844 Maryland. General Court of the Western Shore Annapolis (Md.) transcribed; encoded

The State of Maryland Sst To the Sheriff of Saint Mary's County Greeting

We Command you that you Summon George Somervell late of Saint Mary's County that all excuses and delays Set a Side he be and appear before the Judges of our General Court to be held at the City of Annapolis, returnable immediately to answer the Petition of Giles Butler prefered against him for Freedom, Hereof he is not to fail and fail not at your peril and have you then and there this writ, Witness The Honorable Robert Hanson Harrison Esquire Chief Judge of our said Court the 13th day of October Anno Domini 1789.

Issued the 19th day of October 1789.

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Jno: Gwinn Clk

Giles Butler a George Somervell

Sums for Freedom

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Octo 1790.

Not Summond P Ford

renewd to May 1790