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Mary Logan Smith v. James A. Felps. Return

Petition Date

April 20, 1855

Earliest Record Date

April 20, 1855

Record Type

Case

People

  • Smith, Mary Logan (Petitioner)
  • Felps, James A. (Defendant)
  • Breckinridge, Samuel Miller (Attorney petitioner)
  • Kerchival, R. M. U. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Henry, William M. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Mitchell, A. S. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Rice, Nathan L. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Colvin, John W. (Judge)
 

In Obedience to the within writ I herewith bring into Court the body of Adam Marshal committed to my custody by virtue of a warrant issued by Justice Datrent which is made a part of this return. Committed on the 4h day of April 1855

Jas A Felps

Jailor

No 95

Law Com Court April Term 1855

Habeas Corpus in the matter of Adam Marshall

"By the Habeas Corpus Act"

issued 20th April 1855

Jno W Colvin

April 20 Discharge 3h 327

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Mary Logan Smith v. James A. Felps. Return.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/documents/item/hc.case.mo.0048.005

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