Signers of petition: Jacob Kurtz, Edward Royer, Levi W. Mentzer, Daniel Scherp, Michael H. Shirk, John Rock, Emanuel H. Shirk, William Young, Jeremiah Wiest, Samuel Wiest, Lewis Leicht, Christian Usner, Daniel Brunner, James Kerling, Joseph Dohner.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Wiest, Jeremiah Wiest, Jacob Eberly, Israel Eberly, Henry Hauk Jr., Jesse Reinhold, Peter Shirk, [Jacob Frantz], [John Conrad], Daniel Brunner, Henry Appel Jr., James Kerling, Moses Shirk, John B. Reinhold, David Frantz, Levi W. Mentzer.
1 item, 1 piece
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Bond: John Mentzer [signature in German], James Kerling.
Receipt.
Signers of petition: Jeremiah Wiest, Michael H. Shirk, Israel Eberly, John B. Reinhold, Joseph Dohner, James Kehling, [signature in German], Samuel Wiest, Adam Sharp Jr., S. S. Wiest, [signature in German], Elias Hornberger, Daniel Brunner, John Bard, Isaac F. Bear, John Kline, Jacob [Feisty].
3 items, 3 pieces
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Signers of petition: John T. Hibshman, Joseph Dohner, Adam Sharp, John [Tetteaffer], Isaac Sharp, Samuel Shuler, John R. Shirk, James Kerling, Joseph Mayer, John H. Hagy, E. C. Kerling, Henry Hauck Jr., Daniel Steinmetz, Daniel Stork, Henry [Fishl], William Young, Henry Eberly, Mathias Drukenbrod.
Receipt to keep a tavern.
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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.
