Signers of Petition: Christin Hoaffman, John Ringwalt, George Weaver, Daniel Old, Jacob Warfel, John Gordon, James Fleming, John Evans, John McCamant, Jacob Diffenderfer, John Stayley, Michael Sergison, [Daniel Schneder], Samuel W. Kimble, William Brendel, Isaac Jenkins, William Martin, William Conway, William Ringwalt.
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Signers of Petition: Samuel Stahle, Samuel Zell, Daniel Old, Joseph Waddle, David Williams, John Zell Jr., Michael Kelly, William Hardy, Lot Rogers, Daniel Hart, Thomas J. McCamant, Henry Hoffman, David Edwards, Nathan Brown, Edward Evans, Christian Hoffman, John Yohn, William Walton, Joseph Mast, John Gordon, John Hofman, Stephan Hedrich, Benjamin Boyer, George Miller, Thomas McCormick, Jonathan D. Jones, George Weaver, William Witman, John [LeRight], John W. Hart.
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Signers of Petition: Jacob Hoffman, Christian Lichty, Adam Evans, Christian Hoffman, John Evans, John Pleam, Samuel Martin, Thomas Hollinger, David Martin, John Shirk, Christian Sauder, John Martin, Daniel Good, Morris M. [Ancoua].
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Signers of Petition: Isaac Jenkins, Jacob [Leber], William Martin, Jacob Diffenderfer Jr., John Stayley, Owen Thomas, Daniel Hart, Michael Ferguson, John McCamant, David Jenkins, William Ferguson, Samuel [Zell], Samuel Eppyhamer, James Goheen, Levi Zell, William Ringwalt, William Conway, H. B. Jacobs. Cyrus H. Jacobs, George S. Weaver, William Wallace, John Ringwalt, Jacob Wertly, Waddle, George Ringwalt, Thomas Evans, Samuel Stahle, Levi Ringwalt, Adam Evans, Edward Evans.
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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.
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Notes
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Additional Notes
Person of color.
Enslaved person.
Petitioner: Hooper, Lucy.
Filed against: Evans, David.
Petition.
Habeas corpus, includes answer and decision.
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Case Number
45.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
