Petition #20484003

• Washington County, District of Columbia. June 29, 1840. - June 29, 1840.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable William Cranch Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia

Abstract

Charles Magruder, petitioning by his father and next friend John Magruder, asserts that he is a free person of color unlawfully held in custody by Samuel Suit and David Stauton for the purpose of selling him beyond the jurisdiction of the court. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 20484003

• 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

• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Slave trade (domestic)
• Fear of enslavement