Samuel Stacey v. James Knox. Summons of James Knox
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 James Knox 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 Samuel Stacey in plea of trespass his petition for freedom &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 15th day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 51.
Issued the 24th day of May 1851.
Jno A. Smith clk
W.S. Cox
92.
Samuel Stacey
v
James Knox.
Sub
5 Bre
Pet. for Freedom
Non est
R Wallach
Marshal
