Annotated Cases
Below is an index of the Petition for Freedom cases that have been annotated by project scholars, discussing details such as the individuals involved, the significance of the case, and important legal issues.
26 annotated cases
- Adam Craig v. Mary Butler
- Adam Wigle v. Thomas Grimes
- Ann Williams, Ann Maria Williams, Tobias Williams, & John Williams v. George Miller & George Miller Jr.
- Ben v. Sabret Scott
- Charles Mahoney v. John Ashton
- Clem Joice v. Robert Alexander
- Dennis Wright v. Elizabeth Robinson & Richard Taylor
- Esther & children v. Bernard H. Buckner
- Fanny Jackson, Louisa Jackson, Robert Jackson, & Maria Jackson v. Ariss Buckner & Bernard H. Buckner
- Fanny Tarlton v. Cartwright Tippett
- Harry Wigle, Adam Wigle, Rachel Wigle, Nace Johnson, Nancy Johnson, & William Forrest v. George Kirby
- James Ash v. William H. Williams
- Joe Thompson, Nelly Thompson, & Sarah Anne Thompson v. Walter Clarke
- John Davis, Teresa Davis, & Mary Ann Davis v. Hezekiah Wood
- Joseph Lee v. Basil Hatton
- Matilda Derrick, Lucy Derrick, Louisa Derrick, & Matilda Derrick v. George Mason & Alexander Moore
- Mima Queen & Louisa Queen v. John Hepburn
- Moses Graham v. Richard B. Alexander
- Philis Butler v. Augustin Saira
- Priscilla Queen v. Francis Neale
- Rachael Brent v. John Armfield
- Sally Henry v. Henry W. Ball
- Sarah Ann Allen, Eliza Jane Alle, Julia Maria Allen & John Davy Allen v. Joseph Wallingsford
- Select Committee to Inquire into the Existence of an Inhuman and Illegal Traffic in Slaves . . . in the District of Columbia
- Thomas Butler, Sarah Butler, Matilda Butler, Airy Butler, Reason Butler, Sally Butler, Liddy Butler, & Eliza Butler v. Gabriel Duvall
- William Jordan v. Lemuel Sawyer
