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In the matter of the application of Thomas J. Foster to be discharged from imprisonment

March 17, 1868

Petitioned on March 17, 1868

Filed before the Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

Case ID: hc.case.ne.0789

Case Summary

Foster, the petitioner, filed for a Writ of Habeas Corpus approved by Judge Lake and was discharged from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. D: Jul. 1 1867 - Aug. 9 1869, p. 326

Source material(s)

Journal

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

People

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In the matter of the application of Thomas J. Foster to be discharged from imprisonment.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.ne.0789

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