O Say Can You See

Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis

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

Claim for Freedom Made

Descent from Free White Woman

Outcome

Dismissed

Case Documents

• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Deposition of Mary Diggs (October 1, 1823)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Deposition of Nathan Soper (October 1, 1823)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Summons of Benjamin F. Lewis (October 17, 1823)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Bond (October 18, 1823)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Affidavit of P. R. Fendall (November 15, 1823)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Summons of Benjamin F. Lewis (December 15, 1823)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Case Papers from Rachel Shorter et al. v. Ann Casanave (May 28, 1824)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Summons of Nathan Soper et al. (June 1, 1824)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Summons of William Brent (June 8, 1824)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. P. R. Fendall to Mr. Benley (November 13, 1824)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Summons of Ann Spalding, Enoch Campbell, & William P. Chappel (November 27, 1824)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Summons of Thomas Soper, Charles L. Nevitt, & John Sansbury (November 28, 1824)
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Petition for Freedom
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Order
• Daniel Wells v. Benjamin F. Lewis. Docket Sheet

Related Cases

• Basil Wells v. Ignatius Young
• Rachel Shorter, Thomas Shorter, Mary Shorter, Charles Shorter, Sarah Smith, Thomas Smith, Jeremiah Smith, & William Shorter v. Ann Casanave

People

Plaintiff(s):

• Wells, Daniel

Defendant(s):

• Lewis, Benjamin F.

Attorney for Plaintiff(s):

• Fendall, Philip Ricard, 1794-1868

Participants:

• Ashton, Henry
• Bailey
• Bentaton, Paul
• Bowie, Davis
• Braders, Joseph
• Brent, William, 1774-1848
• Campbell, Enoch
• Casanave, Ann
• Chappel, William P.
• Cranch, William, 1769-1855
• Darnall, Robert
• Diggs, Mary
• Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844
• Fendall, Philip Ricard, 1794-1868
• Lee, Edmund J.
• Legg, Elias P.
• Lewis, Benjamin F.
• Michael
• Morsell, Richard I.
• Neale, Christopher
• Nevitt, Charles L.
• Pittman, Henry
• Randall, Thomas
• Ringgold, Tench
• Sansbury, John
• Scott, Charles
• Shorter, Rachel
• Soper, Nathan
• Soper, Thomas
• Spalding, Ann
• Swann, Thomas, 1789-1845
• Wells, Ann
• Wells, Daniel
• Wells, Jack
• Wells, Kitty
• Wells, Monica
• Wells, Nan
• Wells, Rachael
• Young, Nicholas
• Young, Notley

---