William Crowner v. George B. Scott. Petition for Freedom
To the Honble the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington
The Petition of William Crowner humbly sheweth that your Petitioner is a free man born of a free white woman & is unjustly held in bondage by a certain George B. Scott of Washington County.
Wherefore he prays that sbpa may be issued to said Scott, & that he may be compelled to appear & answer hereto, & that he may be discharged from his service & adjudged free according to law.
FS Key for Petr.
99
William Crowner
vs.
George B. Scott
petn. for freedom
Filed 8th June 1840
