Located on Front Street between Walnut and Locust Streets.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: George W. Boude, Francis Boggs, Reuben Mullison, Thomas E. Cochran, John Vaughen, Preston B. Elder, James Given, Christian Haldeman, William Beatty, William Mathiot, John Wright, Charles N. Wright, [A.] Houston, Jacob Gossler.
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Located on Front Street, between Walnut and Locust streets.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: Peter Haldeman, Joseph W. Cottrell, J. F. Cottrell, John Vaughen, Jacob Gossler, C. Haldeman, Dom. Eagle, Preston [Badder], Henry Breneman, William Mathiot, Charles N. Wright, John Guy.
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Located on Front Street between Locust and Walnut.
Petition granted.
Signers of Petition: C. Haldeman, John Cooper, Joseph W. Cottrell, John L. Wright, William Mathiot, Hugh Boyle, Thomas [Borbidge], Francis Boggs, J. M. Watts, Peter Haldeman, Joseph Cottrell, Charles Odell, James Given, Jacob Gossler, Charles N. Wright, George Moore, John Vaughen, E. Johnston.
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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.