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 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 4th Monday of March next, to answer unto the petition of 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 12th day of January Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 57

Issued the 2nd day of February 1857.

Jno. A Smith Clk

Carlisle

 

182

Letty Lucas
vs
John R. Ratcliff

Sub
24 Bre

Petn for freedom

+

Non Est
J.D. Hoover
Marshal