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
