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 summon 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 3rd Monday of October next, to answer unto the petition for freedom of Letty Lucas
Hereof fail not at your peril, and have you then and there this writ.
Witness, Jas. Dunlop. Esquire, Chief Judge of our said Court, at the City of Washington, the 1st day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 56.
Issued the 4th day of Augt. 1856.
Jno: A. Smith Clk
Carlisle.
244
Letty Lucas
vs
John R. Ratcliff
Caps
23 Bre
Pet. for freedom
+
Non Est
J.D. Hoover
Marshal
