Signers of Petition: John McFadden, Michael Good Jr., [unknown signature], Christian Brackbill Jr., Peter Steman, Richard Ferree, Philip Ferree, Lemuel Chew, Leonard Kessler, Henry F. Espenshade, [signature in German], Cyrus Miller, William Curry.
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Located adjacent to Philadelphia and Columbia railroad nearly opposite Levi Weavers store and at the place where the Philadelphia and Lancaster old state road crosses the said railroad.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Samuel Kinzer, Levi Weaver, Jacob Stauffer, Jacob Winger, Johnson McPhillips, Joshua Martin, Robert Hamilton, Charles McKillips, [John Folan], John [Murvaine], Wesley Taylor, James Murphy, John [Dunlap], Emmos Reynolds, Abraham Conard Jr.
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Additional names: Adam Miller, George Pratt, Archibald Henderson, Mathias Stoffer, Nicolas Yount, Edward Hannum, David Harmond, Andrew Rudy, Elizabeth Miller.
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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.
