Petition #20483608
- Washington County, District of Columbia. January 12, 1836. - January 12, 1836.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Honble the Judges of the Circuit Court &c
Abstract
David Campbell, a person of color, asserts that he is being held illegally in the custody of a constable of Washington County and the District of Columbia. Court records indicate that Campbell has been imprisoned on the complaint of a white man, James Dean, who claims that Campbell threatened to poison Jane Campbell and her daughter, Charlotte, both free people of color. David Campbell seeks a writ of habeas corpus.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Affidavit, Jane Campbell, 6 January 1836; Commitment, David Campbell, 12 January 1836; Writ of Habeas Corpus, David Campbell, 12 January 1836; Return, 12 January 1836
- Pages of related documents: 4
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Citation information
Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.
- Records of the United States District Court, Segregated Habeas Corpus Papers
- Record group: 21
- Folder: 28
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