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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 C. McGuire admor of John P. Todd 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 4th Monday of March next, to answer unto the Petition for freedom of Ralph Taylor & Catherine his wife & Henry, Sarah, John & Ellen Taylor their children &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 11th day of Nov. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and 52.

Issued the 12th day of November 1852.

Jno A. Smith Clk

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