Daniel Ritz, Daniel S. Brown, John Leib, Samuel Heiser, Jacob Busser Jr., Daniel B. Brown, Mathies Heiser, James Lowery, Isaac W. Zwally, Henry Zwally, Levi G. Kemper, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: [ ] Kauffman, John Davis, William Martin, John Ream, Henry Hershy, John H. Swar, John Swar, John Dunkel, Daniel Landis, Henry Herr, Michael Seitz, Frederick Hoffman, Emanuel Wertz.
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Signers of petition: Jacob S. Kauffman, Samuel Binkly, Levi G. Getz, Henry Bear, Adam Baer, J. B. Landis, George Getz, John Kindig, Christian Swar, Benjamin Swar, Jacob Hershey Sr., Christian Miller, John Kauffman, William Wiley, John McGovern.
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Signers of petition: John Becker, [Miles] Hallacher, Jacob Diehm, Henry Becker Jr., Daniel Doster, Isaac Ressler, Ephraim Doster, [signature in German], Levi S. Reist, John Shreiner, Samuel Hahn, [signature in German].
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Signers of petition: Henry Hershey, John Hoffman, John McGovern, William Wiley, Samuel Nissley, John Ream, John H. L. Landis, J. B. Martin, William K. Martin, John Mauk, Emanuel Wertz, Henry Imhoff.
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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.
