Joseph v. Basil Hatton. Summons of Basil Hatton
District of Columbia, to wit:
The United States of America,
To the Marshal of the District of Columbia, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Basil Hatton 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 Negro Joseph 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 16th day of Sept 1833.
W Brent Clk
F. S. Key.
330.
Negro Joseph
vs
Basil Hatton
Subpa
1 Bre
Peto for freedom.
Non Est
H. Ashton
Marshal
