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petition to
freedom
and order of
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The Petition of
respectfully
by
over twenty one years of age and is about fifty five
years - old - that she is the child born of
said
the state of
by deed bearing date the
in the year seventeen hundredand eighty seven
to the laws of
and
petitioner at the
date of said deed - and did also
of said deed
children
arrive at the age of twentyone a
said
City and
further
is entitled to her freedom upon the
stated - and therefore prays for leave and for and
order to he made
poor person in
assigned
removed
coun, and
any
I,
of the
that the within petition of
sufficient matter to authorise the commencement
of a suit as
that
be allowed to
counsel H R. Gamble &
and I do hereby
petitioner have reasonable
counsel and the Court as
that the he not removed but of the jurisdiction
of the Court and that tthe he not subject to
any severity an account of her application
for freedom.
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to the statue in such case made and
of clames
false
defendant he dofor to
of march in the year eighteen hundred and
forty two
aforesid, made an
plaintiff and then and there
there
and
from that terms till the present against
of the state and the said plaintiff overs
that before and at the time of the
the
and still is a
said dependant held and still
her in slavery wherefore
says that she has been
and both subscribed
of five hundred dollars and therefore she
brings her
or any or
as
against him
and
filed by consent
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Deposition for plaintiff
Return of
To the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
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Take notice, that on the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
in the County of Harford and State of
depostions will be taken by the undersigned, to be read on the trial of the above entitled case,
on behalf of the
on that day, will be continued from day to day, at the same place, and between the same
hours, until completed.
I acknowledge service of a copy
of the within notice made
me this
Notice
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Know Ye, that we, in confidence of your prudence and fidelity, do by these presents authorize
you to cause to come before you, to be examined as witnesses in a cause depending in
our
and every such person, and at such time and place, as shall be named to you for that purpose by
the said
Attorney or Agent. And we command you to examine all every such person upon his oath
or solemn affirmation first made or taken before you, to testify the whole truth touching his
knowledge of any thing relating to the said matter in controversy between the said parties;
and that you do take such his examination and reduce the same into writing. When you shall
have so taken his examination, you are to cause the witness to sign the same, and to that and
each examination, at the foot thereof, you are to append your certificate, setting forth the facts
that the examination was subscribed and sworn to or affirmed by the witness, and the day, as
well as between what hours of the day, on which it was done, as also the place of residence of
the witness, if known to you. Should andy paper or exhibit be produced or proven, or be referred
to by the witness, you are to describe the same in his examination, or cause it to be so marked
by him, as to establish its identity, and attach the same to his examination. The examinations
thus taken you will cause to be accompanied by a certificate of your official character, attested
by the seal of State; or should it be more convenient, such authentication and proof of your official
character may be made by the certificate and seal of the clerk of any court of record of any
county of the State, District or Territory in which you reside, stating also in addition to the facts
of his being clerk and that the Court is one of record, that at the time when the depositions
were taken you were an acting judge, (or other such officer to whom this commission is addressed,)
and duly commissioned as such. And you will return the same and all exhibits produced to
you, annexed hereto, carefully closed up and under your seal, directed to the clerk of the
endorsed thereon, with all convenient speed.
The
will appear by a salve
annexed
Commission
to the State of
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The undersigned one on the Justice of the peace of
the State of
by
said
of the notice
1842
afternoon, attend at Michaelsville in said County of Harford. being
the time & place mentioned in said notice, and then & there look the
of John
in our notice in relation
“give touching his knowledge or rememberanced in relation other
“matter of controversey between Negro
"and
"of the
“truth the whole truth & nothing been the truth so help him
“God” Which said Depositions in as follows
I John I.
of
Richard
in my
next- that
last my
incapable of either reading or writing (the paper here unto annexed
professing
to sunday Negroes. Exhibit A” was here filed oas a part of the testimony
in the case read to witness by your commissions) “that my fathr
the said
date owned &
together with
paired, for same time between the your mentioned in said
of she lived with me on a form called the Mile Squar
in this County in the year
of whom was named Jin or
about my age. That negro Jimmey lived with my father
from
with my brother
me until I came away I left Jimmey on the
with
of my brother william
against went to
I left him and in
living in the
which was the last time I saw her & what has since
become of her of my own knowledge I am
to tell-
father never owned
name of Pegg but the one I have
Jimmey was rather of a
State- further I know not
which said Deposition the undersigned hereby certifies
was sworn to in manner aforesaid & subscribed to in his
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presence and at the time & peace
The undersigned further returns that the paper
of
Clerk's
Commission are herewith returned enclosed
under the hand & seal of the undersigned
J
the same being a Court of Record
the there of so doing one of the justices of the peace of the said State in and
for
Certify that
Court
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To all whom these presents shall come Greeting: I Richard
County in the State of
declare free,
of six years:
expiration of seventeen years:
thirteen years;
Janney at the expiration of twenty years from the date hereof: and all the children born
of negroes to be obsolutely free at the age of twenty one. Hereby acknowledging the said
Negroes discharged from all claim of service & right of property whatever from me my view
or administrations- As witness my hand & seal this
your of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Eighty seven.
On the
appeared begore me the Subscribed our of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid
Dalland
and deed & signature & seal thereto annexed to respectively his
I
that the aforegoing Deed of
the Record of sid County that
to said Deed of
States
I
Judicial District of the state of
of
aforegoing attestion by
proper officer given under my hand and seal
hundred and forty two
I
same being a Court of Record hereby certify that the Honarable
signed the above certificate was at the time of so doing chief
Judge of the sixth Judicial District of the State of
Composed of Harford &
& qualified and to all his acts as such full
faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in
Courts of Justice as there
copy of deed of
manumission from
fies the
the undersigned & seal by
him to John J.M.
upon his examination
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I
Free, Manumit and Enteranchise the Negro
Six years,
Dick at the
Sall at the expitration
grace at the
from the Date hereof ; and all the children
of Twenty one
whatever from me, Heirs, Executors or Administrators-As Witnes my Hand and Seal, this
Twenty sixth
Hundred and Eighty
On the
appeared before me, the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the County
aforesaid,
Writing, Who acknowledged the said Inftrument to be his Act and Deed, and the signature and
Seal thereto annexed, to be respectively his.
Several Negros
the
March 1787
same Day
in
No
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
testify, and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plantiff and
defendant on the part of the
Execute the
1843
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It is hereby agreed between the
for the plaintiff and the defendant in
the above suits
to recover their freedom that
plaintiffs in
as upon submition to the Court and that the plaintiffs shall
all said
up of such time hereafter as the
for the plaintiffs