| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document | Enslavement Status | Enslaver? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Insurance, Annuity and Trust Co. of Philadelphia | defendant | |||||
| Henry Carter | 20 years in 1852 | black | male | slave | ||
| Henry M. Summers | white | male | petitioner | yes | ||
| Thomas Bass | 20 years in 1852 | black | male | slave | ||
| Townley Johnson | 21 years in 1852 | black | male | slave | ||
| William Brooks | 18 years in 1852 | black | male | slave | ||
| William Lee | 17 years in 1852 | black | male | slave |