Petition #20483905

• Washington County, District of Columbia. May 1, 1839. - May 1, 1839.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court

Abstract

Chester Taylor, a minor free person of color petitioning by his mother and next friend, Henny Taylor, complains that he is illegally detained at the house of Hugh Hughes by Thomas Daley. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Affidavit, Joseph F. Daley, 30 April 1839; Return, 20 May 1839; Writ of Habeas Corpus, Henry Taylor, 1 May 1839
• Pages of related documents: 4

2 people are documented within petition 20483905

• 2 Free persons of color
• 2 Petitioners

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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

• Apprenticeship/Indenture (FPOC)