Petition #20681825
- Twiggs County, Georgia. August 4, 1818. - circa 1818.
- Court: Superior
- Salutation: To the Honorable Chirstopher B. Strong Judge of the Superior Court in the Oakmulge Circuit
Abstract
Jose Gelar states that he is a "native of the Island of Cuba belonging to the Dominion of his Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, and by birth a freeman." Gelar contends that he was taken by "persons claiming to be citizens of the United States" and now he is "deprived of his Liberty" and held as a slave. He asks for a writ of Habeas Corpus.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: Certificate, 12 November 1818; Order, 4 August 1818; Sheriff's Return, 5 August 1818; Order, ca. 1818
- Pages of related documents: 3
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Repository: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, New York
- Gilder Lehrman Collection
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