Petition #20483806

• Washington County, District of Columbia. June 1, 1838. - June 1, 1838.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington in Chancery sitting

Abstract

Moses Graham has a petition for his freedom pending in the courts. He is now confined to jail and seeks an injunction preventing his master, Dr. Richard Alexander, from removing him beyond the jurisdiction of the court.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Affidavit, Moses Graham, 1 June 1838; Order, 23 April 1841
• Pages of related documents: 2

2 people are documented within petition 20483806

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.

• Records of the United States Circuit Court, Chancery Dockets and Rule Case Files
• Record group: 21
• Folder: 20

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Virtually free (enslaved)
• Jails/Workhouses