Petition #20483702

• Washington County, District of Columbia. December 5, 1837. - December 5, 1837.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honble the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the County of Washington

Abstract

William Richardson, "a native of the British Province of New Brunswick," asserts that he is a free person of color illegally confined in the Washington County jail on the charge of being a runaway slave. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Order, 5 December 1837
• Pages of related documents: 0

1 people are documented within petition 20483702

• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner

Or you may view all people.

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

• Canada, migration to
• Jails/Workhouses
• Freedom seekers
• Veterans