Letty Lucas v. John R. Ratcliffe. Summons of John R. Ratcliffe
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 sum. John R Ratcliff 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 3d Monday of October next, to answer unto the Petition for Freedom of Letty Lucas &c. &c.
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 22d day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 52.
Issued the 17th day of July 1852.
John A. Smith Clk
Carlisle
143
Letty Lucas
v.
John R. Ratcliff
Caps
15 Bre
+
Pet. for Freedom
Non est
R. Wallach
Marshal
