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William Crowner v. George B. Scott

United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) - Washington (D.C.)

Claim for Freedom Made

Descent from Free White Woman

Outcome

Verdict for Defendant December 30, 1841

Case Documents

• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Petition for Freedom (June 8, 1840)
• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Summons of George B. Scott (June 8, 1840)
• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Summons of Mary Evans (December 15, 1841)
• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Affidavit of William Crowner (December 17, 1841)
• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Order (December 17, 1841)
• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. James Marshall to Thomas Woodmare (December 18, 1841)
• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Mary Evans' Answers to Interrogatories (December 22, 1841)

Related Documents

• William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Minute Book Entry (December 30, 1841)

People

Plaintiff(s):

• Crowner, William

Defendant(s):

• Scott, George B.

Attorney for Plaintiff(s):

• Carlisle, James M.
• Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843

Participants:

• Arnold
• Barnes, Peggy
• Beeler, Louis
• Brent, William, 1774-1848
• Bryan
• Carlisle, James M.
• Clarke, Joseph S.
• Clarke, Walter
• Cranch, William, 1769-1855
• Crowner, Charity
• Crowner, William
• Drury, Samuel
• Evans, Mary
• Ferguson, John B.
• Hall, David A.
• Hanly, Edmund
• Harbaugh, Joseph
• Hodgson
• Hopkins, George W.
• Hunter, Alexander
• Jones, Richard
• Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
• Lowe
• Marbury
• Marshall, James
• McGill, Thomas
• Owens, Thomas
• Patterson, Robert S.
• Rusted
• Sayers
• Scott, George B.
• Serratt
• Soper
• Soper, Marine D.
• Sullivan
• Talbert, Henry
• Talburt, Alexander
• Talburt, Eli
• Talbut, Thomas
• Thompson
• Thompson
• Walker, Zach
• Watkins
• Waugh, Warring
• Willit, Voltaire
• Woodmare, Thomas

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