20483702https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20483702District of ColumbiaWashingtonCounty5121837Circuit5121837Circuit011National Archives, Washington, D. C.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.Canada, migration toJails/WorkhousesFreedom seekersVeterans