Signers of Petition: Alexander Gordon, Jacob Holl, James Warren, Robert W. Moore, Henry Herr, Isaac Rogers, Isaac Cramer, Edward Kennedy, James Riddell, William W. Steele, Joseph Showalter, John B. McCrabb, [signature in German], Nathaniel Latchem.
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Signers of Petition: Joseph Potts, John Werntz, J. B. Thompson, John K. Stoner, William Spencer, John Gyger, Andrew Charles, George C. Hawthorn, James McPhail, Christian Menard, John Murdick, Abraham Smith, James Campbell, Joseph Gonder.
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Located on the road leading from Lancaster to Port Deposit.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: William W. Steele, Samuel Morisson, George Morison, J. W. Housekeeper, Hugh McCullough, Philip Housekeeper, John McSparran, John W. Kennedy, James Warren, John Bair, William McSparran, Charles Diffenbach, Edward S. Henry.
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Signers of Petition: William Quarll, Michael Elder, Ezekiel Cook, A. Ellmaker, Francis Lowber, E. Thomas, [unknown signature], Thomas Lloyd, Abraham Bruner, James Given, Joseph Quarll, John Haldeman, Jacob Gossler, John Gonter Jr., J. Jefferies.
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Located on turnpike road leading from Lancaster to Columbia.
Lately occupied by Robert Magill.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Jonathan Phipps, Jere Knight, John Brown, Isaac Vaughn, [name in German], Peter Levergood, [unknown signature], Philip Loesig, John Brubaker, David Brubaker.
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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.