Petition #20483505

• Washington County, District of Columbia. March 11, 1835. - March 11, 1835.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a Court of Chancery in and for Washington County

Abstract

John Thornton states that he was brought from King William County, Virginia to the District of Columbia and sold to Orrin Davis. Thornton has a petition for his freedom pending in the courts. He seeks an injunction to prevent Davis from removing him from the District of Columbia.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Depositions, Orrin [Irrin] Davis, James Long, 24 March 1853; Injunction, Orrin Davis, ca. 1835; Court Record, ca. 1835
• Pages of related documents: 7

2 people are documented within petition 20483505

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: National Archives, Washington, D. C.

• Records of the United States Circuit Court, Chancery Dockets and Rule Case Files
• Record group: 21
• Folder: 330

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Freedom seekers
• Enticing (enslaved)
• Absentee owners