John Lee & Ann Maria Lee v. William Aiken. Summons of William Aiken
District of Columbia, to wit:
The United States of America,
To the Marshal of the District of Columbia, Greeting:
We command you that you take summon William Aikin late of Washington County, if he shall be found within the County of Washington in your said District, and him safely keep, so that you have his body before the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, to be held for the County aforesaid, at the City of Washington, on the 4th Monday of March next, to answer unto the Petition for freedom of John & Anna M. Lee by Hickey Lee their next friend
Hereof fail not, at your peril, and have you then and there this writ.
Witness W. Cranch Esquire, Chief Judge of our said Court, at the City of Washington, the 14th day of January Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Issued the 27th day of January 1844.
W Brent Clk
Wallk
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John & Ann M Lee by Hickey Lee their next friend
vs
William Aikin
Caps Supa.
8 Bre
Pet. for freedom
+
Non Est
A. Hunter
Marshal
