Priscilla Queen's petition for freedom, 1810
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Title
Priscilla Queen's petition for freedom, 1810
Subject
Slaves, Slavery--law; Freedom Claims; Slavery-Maryland
Description
Priscilla Queen sues Rev. Francis Neale, S.J., for her freedom in the D.C. Circuit Court 1810.
This case is detailed by the O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law and Family project.
This case is detailed by the O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law and Family project.
Source
National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 21, Entry 6, Box 55, Folder 249
Date
1810-01-08
Contributor
Adam Rothman
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Court record
Identifier
GSA29
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To the Honble the Judges of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Washington County—
The petition of Priscilla Queen of Washington County humbly sheweth that your petitioner is entitled to her freedom & is unjustly held in bondage as a slave by a certain Francis Neale of said County—
Wherefore she prays your Honors to grant her relief in the premisses & as she apprehends she may be removed out of the County & district before the next term of this Court she prays a subpoena to issue to the said Francis Neale reable immediately.
F S Key for Petr.
The petition of Priscilla Queen of Washington County humbly sheweth that your petitioner is entitled to her freedom & is unjustly held in bondage as a slave by a certain Francis Neale of said County—
Wherefore she prays your Honors to grant her relief in the premisses & as she apprehends she may be removed out of the County & district before the next term of this Court she prays a subpoena to issue to the said Francis Neale reable immediately.
F S Key for Petr.
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Citation
O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law and Family, “Priscilla Queen's petition for freedom, 1810,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/34.