233, 91 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Reprint of the 1901 ed. published by Dispatch Pub. Co., York, Pa.; with Index to Persons in Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania compiled by Rhea Duryea Johnson.
Includes church records of Reformed and Lutheran church, cemetery records, warrantees of Heidelberg Township, list of immigrants and genealogical register.
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.