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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

May Term, 1791.
    The State against Joseph Beavers, John Clifford, and John Martin, Administrators of Edward Clifford, deceased.
    
    
      gn Habeas Corpus adfuhficicnduiv, for the Lihtration of Negro Abraham Solomons, and Negro Dolly his Wife.
    
    
      The Attorney-General, Elifa Boudinot, and linn, Court-fr! for the Negroes. — Leake and Richard Stockton, Conn-f ! for the faid Adminiprators.
    
   x T^IiE Defendants having returned the Bodies with the Caufe &c. That they are the Negro Slaves ol £í the faid Defendants of the Eft a te of their Inteftatc, and that they have Plight to hold them as fiich, during iC Life/'7' and thereof having tendered an Iflue to the Country, and prayed that the fame might be tried by a Jury of the Country.

The Court confidering that this Point vas fully argu . ed and determined by them in the Cale oi the bittc a • gainil Jolhua Farley, November Term 3ait, do rdute to hear any Argument thereupon, and do direct that the Carde he opened and heard before the Court in the tifuai Marnier; whereupon,

The Court having heard the Return filed and Evidence and Allegations of the Parties, do order, on Motion oí Air- Leake, Attorney for the faid Adminiftrators, that the laid Abraham and Dolley be remanded into the Cuf-tody of the faid Adminiftrators.