Betsy Burke v. William Allen & Ann Allen. Summons of William Allen & Ann Allen

 

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 Wm. Allen & Ann Allen his wife 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 Jan'y next, to answer unto the petition for freedom of Betsy Burke.

Hereof fail not at your peril, and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Jas. Dunlop Esquire, Chief Justice of our said Court, at the City of Washington, the 29th day of Octo. Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred 59.

Issued the 31st day of Octo. 1859.

Jno: A. Smith clk

Ratcliff

 

232.

Betsy Burke
v
Wm Allen & Ann his wife

Sub
3 Bre

Pet. for freed. +

Non Sunt
W. Selden
Marshal