Petition #21284115

• Craven County, North Carolina. June 3, 1841. - June 8, 1841.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To The Honouable Matthias E. Manly Judge of the Superior Courts of Law and Equity for the State of North Carolina

Abstract

Despite a certificate of freedom signed by the clerk of the Chatham County court, free black Edward Hammons was arrested and jailed in Craven County as a runaway slave. Beginning as a trip to visit friends, he has now been in jail, "unjustly and illegally," for six months. He asks for a writ of habeas corpus so he can prove his status and be "discharged from further imprisonment."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 June 1841; Sheriff's Report, 8 June 1841; Authorization, 10 December 1840; Order, 4 June 1841
• Pages of related documents: 6

1 people are documented within petition 21284115

• 1 Free person of color
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• Records of the County Court, Slaves and Free Negroes 1775-1861

Subjects

• Freedom papers
• Jails/Workhouses