Signers of Petition: Andrew Kaufman, William Gardner, Thomas Rogers, J. Roberts, Christian Binkley, [Andrew I.] Kauffman, Abraham Kauffman, Christian Mayers, Jacob Kise, Jacob Lindeman, [signature in German], John Oberdorff, Joseph S. Wallace, John Herr, John Kauffman, James Mendenhall, [W.] Behr, Abraham Charles, Benjamin Green, Joseph Wright, John Mann, George Hambright, Daniel Carpenter, Nathaniel Lightner, Benjamin Ober, Andrew B. Kauffman, John Neff.
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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.
Signers of Petition: [unknown signature], Ephraim Traeger, Augustus Hall, William Kryder, Samuel Keller, Christian H. Raush, Frederick Keller, Peter Fieles, Henry Schlott, [signature in German], Jacob Hoover, Abraham Eichler, Henry Blickenderfer, Martin Manderbach, Matthias Tshudy, Jacob Geitner, [G. Thomas], Samuel Eichtenthacker, Jacob C. Sturges, F. Ricksecker.
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Signers of Petition: John Levering, Henry Becker, Peter Fieles, Charles Grosh, Miles Carpenter, Christian Rauch, John Beck Jr., Frederick Keller, Michael Greider, Jonas Meyers, Jacob Geitner, Jacob Tshudy, Matthias Tshudy, Samuel Keller, William Kryder, Abraham Eichler, Jacob Erb, Jacob Hoover.
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Signers of Petition: Thomas Sands, William Kryder, Jacob Miller, George Thomas, Jonas Meyer, Ferdinand Levering, F. Z. Zitzman, Henry Schlott, Jacob Geitner, Jacob Tshudy, Henry Blickensderfer, Peter Fieles, Jacob Erb, Frederick Keller, Abraham Eichler, Henry Becker.
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