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.
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: Michael Heissly, [unknown signature], Andrew Sites, John Campbell, [signature in German], Christian Haldeman, Owen Bruner Jr., William Poist, Richard E. Cochran, Peter Haldeman, Samuel Brown, C. Breneman, Calvin Chamberlein, Ezekiel Cook, Joseph Mosher, Abraham Bitner, George Brush, Daniel Roberts, Christian Herr, Christian Mayer.
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Signers of Petition: Michael Heissly, [unknown signature], J. Heise, Samuel Heise, Richard E. Cochran, Christian Haldeman, Peter Haldeman, Amos H. Slaymaker, Owen [Bruner], John Campbell.
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Signers of Petition: E. Steward, Charles F. Voigt, Henry M. Reigart, M. Withers, Henry Carpenter, David Bender, J. C. VanCamp, Charles Gillespie, William Mathiot, George M. Steinman, William T. Amweg, Luther Richards, M. A. Withers.
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