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 Sprecher, A. L. Custer, Jacob L. Custer, [signature in German], Abraham Groff, Jacob Sheaffer, Phillip Sheaffer, Henry Rutter, Harmon Albright, Lewis L. Custer, John Stoltzfoos, Christian Musselman.
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Signers of Petition: John Caufman, Samuel Musselman, Lewis Sprecher, John Petersheim, John Stoltzfoos, John Sheaffer, A. Custer, Isaac Sprecher, Benjamin Gehman, William Sprecher, Solomon Weaver, Samuel Bachman.
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Signers of Petition: Frederick Frank, William Green, Stephen St. John, James Noble, Samuel Haines, Robert B. Clarkson, Henry Liebhart, Samuel McKinney, George Deyer, John Roberts, John Gries, Samuel Oberlin, John Kauffman, David Cassel, Christian Hertsler.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Hopkins, B. Brown, [unknown signature], James Duffy, Henry B. Shaffner, Alexander Boggs, Elijah Russell, A. Thomas, A. L. Evans, Samuel Bailie, William Goodyear, William Goodyear, John Spangler, James Wilson, James Mehaffey, Colin Cooke, David Ferree, Jacob Graybill, Martin Kindig, John Erb, Henry Cassel, Henry [Conn], William Heidler.
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Signers of Petition: David Hoover, Lewis Winters, [signature in German], Benjamin Miller, John Petersheim, Michael Good, Christian Johns, Henry M. Brubaker, Jacob Mentzer Sr., Aaron L. Custer, George Sprecher Jr., John Singer, John Cole, John Stoltzfoos, Abraham Brubaker, William Diller, George Brubaker.
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Signers of Petition: William Child, Frederick Nagle, Stephen St. John, Samuel Heuston, Brice Curran, P. Longenecker, George Deyer, Henry Cover, Christian Hechler, Michael Keller, Peter Frank, D. C. Whitehill, Elijah Russell, John Huss, Henry Haines, Francis Boggs, Andrew Noble, William Maxwell, Jacob Graybill.
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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 the Blue Ball to Lancaster.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Lewis L. Custer, William Sprecher, Daniel Hoover, Joseph Hoover, John Hoover, A. L. Custer, Isaac Smoker, Samuel Bachman, [signature in German], Samuel Stoltzfus, John Petersheim, John Stoltzfus.
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