Petition #20986315
- Talbot County, Maryland. August 22, 1863. - August 22, 1863.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To The Honorable Richard B. Carmichael Judge of the Circuit Court for Talbot County
Abstract
George Washington Gorden, a free man of color, claims that he is "unjustly and illegally imprisoned" on a felony charge in the Easton jail. He maintains that there is "no evidence before the Magistrate to authorize his Commitment," and he seeks a writ of habeas corpus so that "he may be heard and discharged."
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: Writ of Habeas Corpus, 22 August 1863
- Pages of related documents: 2
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Citation information
Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
- Schweninger Collection
- Page: 9
- Microfilm: M 11026
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