Petition #20482002

• Washington County, District of Columbia. October 31, 1820. - October 31, 1820.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honble the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington

Abstract

John McKenney, a man of color, states that he was jailed without just cause. He claims that he "had free papers & sufficient evidence of his freedom & never ought to have been put there." He seeks a writ of habeas corpus "to the Jailer directed that he may be brought forthwith before your Honors & released."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Pages of related documents: 0

1 people are documented within petition 20482002

• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner

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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

Subjects

• Freedom papers
• Jails/Workhouses