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vs
to sun as a poor
for his
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The petition of
a
humbly represents to your honor, that he was
born
in the state of
white
father, whose name is
state of Slavery,
following the condition of his mother
the said
the
your petitioner was only of the age
of about four
years, as your petitioner is informed the said
about that time
sold your petitioner as a
slave to one
that said
in
slavery any longer, than to your petitioner
should arrive at the age of
twenty one
years of age; but should then discharge your
petitioner
from slavery, suffering your petitioner
to go at large in the full
enjoyment of his actual
rights and privileges, as a
And a petitioner representats,
that the siad
petitioner along with
him many years ago,
from the state of
now state of
resided
ever since, and held your petitioner
as his slave. That about
fourteen years
ago the said
is
informed, sold your petitioner as a slave
is
said
or
petitioner has be informed and
the conditions of
said sale, by
to
under which said
from the said
and that the said
the
father of the
cognizant of the conditions
under which said
And your petitioner further represents to your honor
that
the said
in his custody and
his life
time, which was terminated not long since by
death that your
petitioner, after the death of said
Timothy- McKnight, came into the
custody of
McCutchen has held
your petitioner ever since the
death of said Timothy-Mcknight
deceased, in his
titioner is informed and believes, under the pretence
that your
petitioner was left to him as a legacy
by the last will and
age of twenty one years, is still
held & claimed
by the said McCutchen as his slave for life,
deprived
of his natural
contrary to the
the said
said
contrary to
and in contempt of the laws of the
land, and contrary to equity and
good can
secure, as your petitioner is advised & believes
In tender consideration whereof, your petitioner
prays that (in order
that full and ample
justice may be
permitted to institute his action of apauld
& battery and false impresonment, agrument
the said william
McCutchen, and the
said
who
may
as a slave, claiming under, by or
through the said
right of your petitioner to his claim of
freedom
and that your honor will make
all the necessary orders and deceases,
which
may be deceased necessary & proper, in whalf
of your
petitioner, & that he may be permitted
to sue as a poor person;
& your petitioner
will ever
next L. C. McGirk
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vs William M
James M Knight
Narr.
This is an
The Clerk will
Executed this writ on
him the same
Service $ 1-00
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who is permitted by the Court to
by I
court
M Knight of a plea of
said
day of July
in the year of Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty
six
city of
the body of said
prison without any
ever against the
will of said
kept and detained him said
keep and detain
him said
reasonable or probable
the peace and
Wherefore the said
hath
to the amount of eight hundred dollars and therefore he
Executed this
same to him this
We Command you to summon
of
a poor person of a plea
of Trespass to the damage of said plaintiff
of Eight hundred dollars ~
and have you then there this
We command you to summon
before the
of
next then and there to answer unto
who is permitted by the Court to sue as a
poor person of a plea of
to the
Damage of the said plaintiff of Eight hundred and Dollars and have you
then there this writ
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And the said
pleaded in this
comes and defends the force and
and say, that the said
and maintain his
says that the said
of the
is a slave, without
this that the said
was at the time of the
suit, a free person,
his
supposed, and of this he the said
put himself upon
the bounty
with McCutchen
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