Ignatius Butler v. Joseph Simms. Petition for Freedom 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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Petition for Freedom October 21, 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 Petition Civil Petition for Freedom October 1791 Boarman, Leonard Butler, Eleanor Butler, Jane Butler, Rebecca Plowden, Henrietta Spalding, Basil Montgomery County (Md.) Butler, Ignatius Simms, Joseph Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844 Maryland. General Court of the Western Shore Annapolis (Md.) transcribed; encoded

To the honourable the Judges of the General Court.

The petition of Ignatius Butler humbly sheweth, that he is held as a Slave by Joseph Siems of Montgomery County, although he is intitled to his freedom, being descended from a free woman whose name was Eleanor Butler. Your Petitioner is the son of Rebecca Butler who was the daughter of Jane Butler who was the daughter of Eleanor Butler aforesaid a free white woman. He therefore prays, your honours to take his case into consideration, and discharge him from the custody of the said Joseph Seems and that summonses may Issue for his Witnesses and so forth.

G. Duvall for Petr.

Ignatius Butler v Joseph Siems.

Petition.

Octo 1791

Entd JG No 14. folio 35.

Witnesses Leonard Boarman Basil Spalding issd Henrietta Plowden

filed the 21st October 1790

Ignatius Butler a Joseph Sims

Petr for Freedom

Entd JG. No 13. folio 35.

(Octo 1791.)