To the Sheriff of Walla Walla Co Jail[?]
To Mrs. Whitesides,
Andrew H Derrick
vs
Mrs Whitesides
Application at Chambers for writ of Habeas Corpus Decr 31 1866
And now this day the Plaintiff
appearing before me & presents[?]
a sworn petition stating that
his daughter Louisa Jane Derrick
aged fourteen years is now at the
house of Mrs Whitesides the
Defendant & that his said
daughter is kept from him
by the acts and doings of the
said defendent Mrs Whitesides
so that he cannot have the care
and Custody of his said
daughter now therefore[?] this
is to command and
require that you Mrs.
Whitesides produce before me[?] at
the Court House in Walla
Walla city on Wednesday the 2 day
of Jany AD 1867 at the
hour of 11 O AM the said
Louisa Jane Derrick. To the end
that such orders may be made
tendering[?] the care and
Custody of said Louisa Jane
Derrick as may be considered
proper & this writ you will[?] on her
manner regard and
it is ordered that the Sheriff
of Walla Walla Co. forthwith
serve this writ on the defendt[?]
and make due return as required by law
J E Wyche
Judge
Walla Walla WT
Dec 31. 186 6 7
