Signers of Petition: Jacob Mayers, John Long, Peter Blattenberger, John Arndt Jr., Jacob Huber, John Sheaffer, John Eby, John White, Joseph McCorkel, David May, Peter Pritz, George D. Miller, Samuel Gibble, John Hamilton, Michael Hassler.
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Signers of Petition: Allan Carpenter, Samuel Ensminger, John Arndt Jr., John C. Neff, [signature in German], D. May, Henry Miller, John Sheaffer, Joseph Hochstetter, John Stars, Jacob Hershey, John Hamilton, Joseph Hartman, John B. Hergelroth, Charles [Optz], George Eby, John Long, John Dyer, Emanuel Ensminger, Jacob Arndt, William Miller, James Hartman, Michael Reis, Jacob Mayers Jr.
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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.
