Located on the public road leading from Safe Harbor to Columbia.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: William [Bower], Moses Woods, John Urban, John Rumel, John Bortsfill, John Landis, Daniel Kendig, John Fry, Nathaniel Smith, John Eberly, Henry [Sayer], Jacob Costick, George Wither.
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Signers of Petition: Henry Slaymaker, James Lefever, Isaac F. Slaymaker, George Slaymaker, David Watson, [G. H. Mars], Samuel P. Watson, Hugh Aikin, Isaac Walker, Nathaniel E. Slaymaker, Levi Eckert, George L. Eckert.
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Signers of Petition: George Slaymaker, Hugh Aikin, Mathias Slaymaker, John Slaymaker, Benjamin H. Harr, Jacob Frantz Jr., Henry Slaymaker, Isaac Walker, Henry Eckert, John Denlinger Jr., J. W. Robinson, James P. McIlvain, James Walker.
Second Sheet: Isaac Walker, Hugh Aikin, John Smith, J. W. Robinson, Peter Smoker, John McSorley, James Walker, George Slaymaker, John Slaymaker, J. P. McIlvain, Elisha Ferree, Thomas McSorley.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Mehaffy, Daniel Kendig, Samuel Hess, [James Haldson], Joseph Hamilton, John [Bybrend], George WIthers, Daniel Kauffman, Jacob Deitrich, John Sauder, George Lively, John Jack, Andrew Tanger, William Bridge].
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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.
Located on the road leading from Safe Harbor to Columbia.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: George Withers, William [Bouer], Joseph Brenneman, Henry Sourbeer Sr., Jacob Bostick, John M. Bealls, Daniel Galligher, Jacob Pitters, Peter Rumel, Henry Stauffer, George Bortfield, Adam Miller.
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