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 sum: James Knox late of Washington County, if shall be found within the County of Washington in your said District, and safely keep, so that you have bod 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 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 30th day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 53.
Issued the 2d day of August 1853.
Jno A. Smith Clk
W. S. Cox Carlisle
143.
Samuel Stacey
vs
James Knox
sub
9 Bre
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Pet for Freedom
Non Est
J D Hoover
Marshal
