Petition #20485301

• Washington County, District of Columbia. December 17, 1853. - January 3, 1854.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Hon. Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington, sitting in Equity

Abstract

John Russell Barr, trustee of James Shaw, a free man of color, states that Shaw is insane and is incapable of managing his own affairs or his property. Barr asks the court to establish a commission to determine whether or not Shaw is insane.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Affidavit, J. L. Hall, M. D., 1 November 1853; Statement, Erasmus J. Middleton, 15 December 1853; Inquest Report, J. D. Hoover, 27 December 1853; Writ de Lunatico Inquirendo, James Shaw, 22 December 1853; Decree, 3 January 1854
• Pages of related documents: 7

6 people are documented within petition 20485301

• 5 Free persons of color
• 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

• Property owners (Black)
• Diseases (mental)
• Property owners (women)