Petition by surveryors to the fish market, in the immediate vicinity of the applicant's house.
Signers of petition: Jacob [Kunz], [signature in German], Samuel Loas, Christian Dohner, Abraham B. Geib, John Kegerreise, Emanuel Wike, Henry Hibshman, Jonathan Steiner, J. P. Burns, Davis Stauffer, William [Danlos], Thomson [Bowman], Sol Lewis, Henry Costopher, J. Booth, James Beard, John Louser, Henry Swartz, William Joseph, Gotlieb Forlight, Simeon Charles, George Forth.
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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.