Eliza Lawson, a woman of color, petitions the court on behalf of her minor children. She explains that in 1865 her children were apprenticed as paupers to their former owner, John B. Lawson. The latter "took possession of her said children"--Jim, Clark, and Isam— and "now holds and detains them" against their wishes, even though the letters of indenture were later revoked by an order of the Probate Court. She contends that Lawson's involuntary detention of her children is in violation of her rights as guardian. She seeks a Writ of Habeas Corpus requiring Lawson to bring the children to court; she asks that the judge make a decision about their future.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Records of the County Court
