Photograph- School class of Florella Duffy at Hawksville School.
Description
Hawksville School, near Quarryville. This photograph was used in the "Lancaster That Was" column in the Lancaster Sunday News. The teacher is identified as Florella Duffy from Rawlinsville. Students are identified as follows: First row, left to right: Bob Phillips, Janet Wiker, Raymond Dull, twins Jeanne and Gerald Rohrer, Stewart Phillips and Naomi Eberly. Second Row, left to right: Robert Eberly, Jean Hilton, Margaret Dull, Robert Book, Curtis Hilton, Thomas J. Phillips and Nevin Book. Third row, left to right: Anna Witmer, Barbara Dull, Arlene Wiker, Evelyn Wiker, Frank Haldeman, Gwenn Phillips, Robert Haldeman and teacher Florella Duffy.
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.
