Petition #20484703

• Washington County, District of Columbia. February 9, 1847. - February 9, 1847.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Hon: the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Washington County. Sitting in Chancery

Abstract

Joshua Cryer, through his next friend and mother, Winney Cryer, avers that he has filed a petition for his freedom and is now illegally held in slavery by Elizabeth Cocke and Peter Hoffman. Cryer, fearing that they may sell him as a slave for life beyond the jurisdiction of the court, seeks an injunction to prevent such an action.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 3
• Related documents: PAR #20484702; Oath, Mary McDonald, 22 January 1847; Injunction, Elizabeth Cocke and Peter Hoffman, 9 February 1847
• Pages of related documents: 3

4 people are documented within petition 20484703

• 2 Enslaved
• 2 Defendants
• 2 Petitioners

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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)