Cassius Jackson v. Ariss Buckner & Bernard H. Buckner. Petition for Freedom
To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington
The Petition of Cassius Jackson otherwise called Cassius a Coloured Man humbly complaining Sheweth unto your Honors that he is entitled to his freedom and is unjustly held in bondage by Bernard H Buckner and Aris Buckner who claim your Petitioner as their slave
Wherefore your Petitioner prays your Honors to grant a subpoena to the said Bernard H Buckner and Aris Buckner directed and such relief in the premises as may be according to law
John J Dermott
Atty for Petitioner
345.
Cassius Jackson
vs
Bernard H Bucker & Aris Buckner
Petition for freedom
Filed 25th Septr 1833
