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Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family

Lewis v. Mary Lowry. Minute Book Entry

Case:
Document:
  • Minutes of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, 1801-1863
Date:
  • June 25, 1808
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United States
vs
Nicholas Hedges

Recognizance in the sum of $800 current money, that Mary Lowry shall not remove Negro Lewis out of the County District of Columbia, nor obstruct him in attending this Court from time to time, in support of his Petition for freedom exhibited in the said Court against the said Mary Lowry, and that in the mean time she shall feed, cloath and use him well.

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