Signers of petition: David Bair, John Bair, George Clark, Alexander Gordon, John W. Kennedy, Charles T. Todd, William E. Smith, William Northamer, William R. Ralston, Jacob Leaman, Gardner Furness, T. W. Housekeeper, William W. Steele, Joshua M. Deaver.
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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: David Mayers, Henry Ament Jr., [signature in German], Thomas Gillespie, George Kessler, Francis [Litle], Philip Weitzel, Thomas Eagar, Jacob Hoover, William Glass, George Diffenbach Jr., Andrew Charles.
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Signers of Petition: Peter [Zeyenheim], John Markley, Nathaniel Bender, [signature in German], [Archid] McCallister, William T. Warren, John Conelly, John Tilicke, Jacob Bear, John Gyger, James Adams, Benjamin Eshleman, George [Kow], J. Gander, William Hagee, Moses Hemor, Christian Leaman, John Barr, Abraham Smith, Francis [I.] Burrowes, John Howry, William Russel, Joseph C. Sample, Georg Millar, Francis Brubaker, Samuel Miller, William Giles, Daniel Holl, [J. Meheny].
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Ferguson, George Pickel, John Baughman, James Campbell, James Rea, John Withers, Adam Draucker, Henry Cunkel, David Elder, [signature in German], Daniel Eckman, John Groff, George Bailey, John Beslet, George Baughman, David Blackburn, John Pickel, [Jon] Samson, Henry Hearns,
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