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.
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 in the Northwest Ward, on North Queen Street.
Signers of Petition: J. C. Skiles, Moses Winger, George Metzger, Charles Haufler, Philip Pyle, John B. Frick, John M. [Ecterling], John Baker, Michael Mace, Jacob [Danner], William Bell, Jacob Gruel.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, George Haughman, J. H. Miller, O. B. Kaufman, John Ditlow, J. M. Johnston, R. E. Fahnestock, W. H. Spangler, William Hensler, S. G. Musser, J. Franklin Reigart, John K. Duchman, David Weidler, Elias Eby.
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Signers of Petition: M. Withers, Henry Carpenter, Reah Frazer, William Mathiot, W. Whiteside, Charles Gillespie, George M. Steinman, D. W. Patterson, Henry Pinkerton, John P. Myer, [O. J. Dickey], P. G. Eberman, Henry M. Reigart.
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Signers of Petition: Christian Stroble, C. Edwards, Henry A. Gable, Jacob [Bochler], George Shindler, Jacob Greiner, Luther Richards, M. A. Withers, D. Bender, E. Steward, William Mathiot, Henry M. Reigart.
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Signers of Petition: William F. Miller, Gilbert R. Hartley, John Baumiller, Samuel Kissinger, [Barnes Broone], Joseph Brillhart, Jacob Snyder, John Drepperd, William T. Mayer, Daniel Harman, George Ackerman, Eli Webb, J. Frey, Edward Kantz.
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Located in the South West Ward, on South Queen Street.
April term.
Signers of Petition: M. Withers, E. Steward, Jay Cadwell, Isaac Kauffman, William Saylor, E. Metzger, D. Bends, Philip Fitzpatrick, William Mathiot, J. C. VanCamp, William Lechler, H. T. Amweg, Charles F. Voigt.
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Located in the North West Ward, on North Queen Street.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Myers, John Hatz, A. S. Keller, Lewis Haldy, Michael Mace, Jacob Gruel, Lewis Zecher, John G. Scovern, Lewis Hartman, Henry C. Wentz, Robert Moderwell, Samuel C. McComsey, B. Mishler, Moses Winger.
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