Signers of petition: Adam Lefever, David Harnish, Abraham H. Metzger, Jacob F. Warfel, Andrew T. Metzger, John Stauffer, Jacob B. Erb, Tobias Stehman, Jacob [Warfel], John Warfel, Jacob Fehl, Samuel L. Fehl.
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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: Andrew Wade, [signature in German], James Bryan, John Welsh, D. Bryan, Frederick Byrod, George Byrod, John Byrode, Samuel Shrode Jr., Charles Ebbecke, John Rhoads, A. Campbell.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Wade, James Bryan, George Patterson, D. Bryan, George Byrod, Frederick Byrod, John Byrod, [signature in German], John Wealand, William M. Baxter, Jacob Redsecker, Samuel Redsecker.
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Signers of petition: Samuel Martin, Adam Lefever, Tobias Stehman Jr., Reuben Benedick, Jacob Fehl, Tobias Stehman Sr., John Warfel, Amos McCallister, Henry Stehman, Andrew G. Bowers, Amos Miller, Benjamin Yordy.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Bowers, Jacob B. Erb, Abraham Kindig, Tobias Stehman Jr., Reuben Benedick, Adam Lefevre, Jacob Fehl, John Warfel, John Lenhardt, John Montgomery, Abraham H. Metzger, Jacob Shenk.
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Signers of Petition: Andrew Wade, John Rhoads, Henry Ober, Jacob Auxer, Abraham [Hormaney], Christian Wealand, Frederick Byrod, Abraham Greenawalt, John Byrode, George Byrod, James Bryan, D. Bryan.
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Signers of Petition: George Bietz, Christian Mayer, Abraham Bitner Jr., George G. Brush, James Douglass, E. T. Houltshous, Jacob Saylor, William Dunlap, George J. Gross, Abraham Stahl, William Lewis, Andrew Kaufman, John Hougendobler, Christian Herr, Jacob Neff, William Reese, John Mayweg, Thomas Griffin, Daniel Neff, George Frey.
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Signers of Petition: David Sterneman, Henry Davler, Andrew G. Bowers, Abraham H. Metzger, Tobias Stehman Jr., Reuben Benedick, John Lenhardt, Adam Lefever, Samuel L. Fehl, John Warfel, Benjamin Yordy, Jacob B. Erb.
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