Signers of Petition: John Vaughen, H. Breneman, Jacob Gossler, John Ames, John Montgomery, Robert McDowell, John List, Jacob Lichty, John Swartz, Michael Strein, Francis Boggs, George Wike, Andrew Beiter, Peter Haldeman, Joseph W. Cottrell, P. B. Elder, G. W. Johnston, [John R. Beatty, Reuben Mullison, Nathaniel Evans, Daniel Herr.
Additional signatures: Michael Strein, P. B. Elder, J. F. Cottrell, H. H. Owings, John Vaughen, William Evans, Jacob Gossler, [J. Reading Beatty], G. G. Claiborne, John E. Fox, [John] A. Davis, Peter Haldeman.
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Signers of Petition: Augustus Withers, John Trump, Michael Heisly, Daniel Heisly, Christian Mayer, J. Heise, [unknown signature], Robert Spear, John Campbell, Christian Haldeman, Peter Haldeman, [ ] Bruner Jr.
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Signers of Petition: M. Strein, Michael Heisey, Thomas [Winnemore], Richard E. Cochran, Christian Haldeman, John Campbell, C. Breneman, G. Breneman, William C. Cornwell, John Arms, Michael Elder, George Boyd, Peter Haldeman, James Boyd.
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Signers of the petition: Adam Reigart, John Trissler, George Weitzel, William Kirkpatrick, Jacob Eberman, John Eberman, Peter Gonter, Samuel Humes, John Riddle, Jacob Hatz, Abraham Kilian , George Hoff, James Ross, Christian Trissler, Emanuel Reigart, S. Reigart, Jacob Dickert, Anthony Ginter, Nicklous Stownbach, Christian Sensenich, William McKown, Samuel Clendenin, Henry Dearn and three others.
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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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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.
