Mary Vigel v. Robert K. Nevitt. Petition for Freedom

 

Mary Vigel
vs
Robert K. Nevitt

Petition for Freedom

To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia

Your Petitioner respectfully represents unto your Honors that she is free & is unjustly detained in Slavery by said defendant & prays that said defendant may be summoned to appear before your Honorable Court & make answer to the foregoing allegations & upoln the hearing that the Court may give judgement against defendant in favor of the petitioner & she will ever pray &c

M Blair
for petitioner

 

464 1002 [illegible] Octo 58

In Circuit term [illegible] D.C

Mary Vigel
vs
Robert K. Nevitt

Pet for freedom

390. Trial Octo. 1856

Filed 17t Augt. 1858.

M. Blair atty for petitioner