Milly Henderson v. William Sexsmith. Summons of William Sexsmith
We command that you take William Sexsmith 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 the petition for freedom of Milly Henderson &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 22 day of May Anno Domini on thousand eight hundred and 52.
Issued the 17th day of July 1852.
Jno. A. Smith Clk
Cross
208
Milly Henderson
vs
William Sexsmith
Sub
2 Bre
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Pet for Freedom
Non est
R Wallach
Marshal