20483603https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20483603District of ColumbiaWashingtonCounty1591836District1591836Districtgranted022National Archives, Washington, D. C.Solomon Henry asserts that he is a free person of color illegally confined to jail on the charge of being a runaway slave. He argues that he has freedom papers. Henry seeks a writ of habeas corpus.Freedom papersJails/WorkhousesFreedom seekers