Hellen Doynes v. Fleet Smith. Summons of Fleet Smith
You are hereby commanded to summon Fleet Smith if he shall be found in the County of Washington, that (all excuses set aside) he be and appear before the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, to be held for the County of Washington, in the City of Washington, on the fourth Monday of November next, to testify on the part of answer the petition for freedom of Hellen Doynes filed in said court against him.
Hereof fail not at your peril; and have you then and there this precept.
Witness W Cranch Esquire, Chief Judge of the said Court.
Issued the 25th day of October 1834.
W Brent Clk
Wallach
656. 532. 454.
Hellen Doynes
vs
Fleet Smith
Subpa
Peto for freedom
Summoned
A Hunter
Marshal
1796 ch 57 sec 25