Charity Butler v. Joseph Thompson. 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 19, 1789 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 Butler, Bett Butler, Eleanor Butler, Eleanor Charles County (Md.) Butler, Charity Thompson, 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 Charity Butler humbly sheweth,

That she is unjustly detained and held in Slavery by a certain Joseph Thompson of Charles County, when she is entitled to her Freedom, being the daughter of Bett Butler who was the daughter of Eleanor Butler, who was the daughter of Eleanor Butler a free white woman. She therefore prays your honours to grant a summons against the said Joseph Thompson to appear before your Honours and answer the premises and that he enter unto the usual Recognizance not to ill treat your petitioner and that she be permitted to attend her council when necessary and so forth.

G. Duvall for petr 19th Oct 1789.

Charity Butler v. Joseph Thompson.

Peto.

Octo 1791

Filed the 19th October 1789.

Depo as Thos vs Iezreal Penn at May 1792

Entd GH No 13. folio 42

Charity Butler vs Joseph Thompson

Petn for Freedom

Entd JG. No 13 folio 42

Octo 1791