Petition #20484005
- Washington County, District of Columbia. August 6, 1840. - August 6, 1840.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Hon. William Cranch Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Abstract
Eliza Johnson, a woman of color, asserts that "she is entitled to her freedom at the age of thirty years which she has now attained" according to the will of her former mistress, Jane Woodward, deceased. Johnson states that she has a petition for her freedom pending in the courts "against one Thomas J. Belt who detains her in slavery." The petitioner seeks an injunction preventing Belt from removing or selling her beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
Result: Granted.
- Number of petition pages: 4
- Related documents: Answer, Thomas Belt, 27 January 1841; Court Opinion, 27 January 1841; Copy of Bill of Sale, Thomas J. Belt, 21 August 1840; Correspondence, George W. Hilleary to Thomas Belt, 23 June 1840; Report, Samuel Brown, 7 December 1840; Copy of Last Will and Testament, Jane Woodward, 30 July 1831
- Pages of related documents: 4
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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: 20
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