Petition #20485504

• Washington County, District of Columbia. July 24, 1855. - July 24, 1855.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To his Honor James Dunlop

Abstract

Granville Williams, a free man of color, complains that he is "unjustly detained in custody of the Marshal of the District of Columbia as a runaway slave." He seeks a writ of habeas corpus.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Order, 25 July 1855; Writ of Habeas Corpus, Granville Williams, 24 July 1855; Letter, R. D. Montague, 17 July 1855; Warrant, Grandvill [Granville], 12 July 1855
• Pages of related documents: 3

2 people are documented within petition 20485504

• 2 Free persons of color
• 1 Petitioner

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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

• Jails/Workhouses
• Apprenticeship/Indenture (FPOC)
• Freedom seekers
• Family separated (Black)