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.
Signers of Petition: William Myers, Ezekiel William, David Brubaker, Abraham Weidler, Thomas B. Bear, C. Ream, George Brown, Frederick Hoffman, Henry Bear, [signature in German], Benjamin Bear, Jacob Sehner.
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Signers of petition: William Myers, Frederick Hoffman, William K. Martin, Abram Weidler, Michael Seitz, Emanuel Wertz, George Brown, [ ] Ream, [signature in German], [signature in German], Emanuel Hall, Jacob Metzger, Henry Mayer.
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Signers of petition: William Myers, Abraham [Weideler], Jacob Baer, Frederick Hoffman, Tobias Miller, [signature in German], Ezekiel William, Jacob Sener, John Ream, George Brown, Henry Myers, Stephen Hornberger Sr.
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Signers of petition: Henry Getz, Jacob Baer, Martin Hartman, Peter [Dommz], John Davis, Abraham Weidler, Emanuel Hall, George Brown, Frederick Hoffman, William Myers, William K. Martin, Christian Landis, Jacob S. Kauffman, Martin Schwar.
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