Signers of petition: Peter Haldeman, J. W. Cottrell, Robert Spear, John E. Collins, Joseph J. Strickler, J. C. Pfahler, Jonas Rumple, Conrad Swartz, Joshua Vaughen, George C. Lloyd, Isaac Vaughen, Henry Pfahler, Francis Bradley, John Vaughen.
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Signers of petition: Robert Spear, Michael Wisler Jr., Joseph Tyson, Thomas White, George C. Lloyd, Peter Haldeman, Henry Brimmer, James Collins, J. W. Cottrell, John F. Houston, John E. Collins, William Brimmer.
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Signers of Petition: John Thorne, John Bartruff, John Sheaffer, Henry Miller, Philip Arnold, Jacob Stauffer, Michael Kauffman, John Arndt Jr., David May, George Pritz, Emanuel Ensminger, Peter [Pritz], Jacob Arndt, Samuel Brandt, Charles [Opitz], [signature in German], Jacob Neff, John White, Emanuel Deyer, John Hamilton, Martin Rudisill, Thomas W. Veazey, John Will, Jesse Schauer, Daniel Carpenter.
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Signers of Petition: Peter Haldeman, James Long, Richard Derrick, John Harnes, Michael Strein, Henry Sourbeer, B. Haldeman, Jacob Luttman, Samuel Harmes, Isaac Vaughen, Henry D. Eagle, George C. Lloyd.
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A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
