Petition #20883807
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. February 10, 1838. - February 10, 1838.
- Court: District
- Salutation: To the Honorable Thomas G. Morgan Judge of the Third District of the State of Louisiana Parish of East Baton Rouge
Abstract
George Stewart, a free man of color, seeks to be released from imprisonment. Stewart represents that he is being held as a runaway in the custody of B. Bryan. He contends that his imprisonment is illegal and he is ready to show that he is a free man. He therefore seeks a writ of habeas corpus and discharge from his confinement.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: Order, 10 February 1838; Judgment, 10 February 1838; Letter, C. Salchell to George Steurd [Stewart], 24 January 1837; Depositions, William Hutson, et al., 16 January 1838
- Pages of related documents: 7
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Repository: East Baton Rouge Parish, Clerk of Court Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Records of the Third Judicial District Court
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