List of cases and recognizances: Michael Sharer, Peter Rice, Jacob Etter, Peter Money, Nicholas Cassell, Richard Dolton, Mary Swynford, Albright Swynford, Thomas Fieley, Daniel Hoffmant, Jacob Gross, John Simpson, Martha Simpson, John Simpson, Joseph Kelly, Sarah Philips, Michael Sharer, James Murray, William Foulk, John Meyers, William Richard, Thomas Miller, Alexander Reynolds, George Bell.
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Signers: James Murray, John Cochran, Thomas Gallaher, Thomas Sturgeon, James Forster, William Bell, John Murray, Samuel Cochran, Patrick Sullivan, William Hilton, Patrick Scott, John Bell.
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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.