Prayer for Testimony

Date: 23 Aug 1827 [unknown]
Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Request to gain testimony prior to witnesses going to sea regarding Sarah Nicholson, retrieved by Antoinette Harrell.

Followup to

• Sarah Nicholson's Petition for Freedom, August 20, 1827

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Sarah Nicholson f.w.c.

v.

Capt. E. L. Thompson

To the Honorable James Pitot, Parish Judge, of the Parish and City of New Orleans--

The petition of Sarah Nicholson f.w.c. in the suit v. Captain Edward Livingston Thompson

respectfully prays for an order from your Honor to take the testimony of certain witnesses now in the City of New Orleans, and one of whom is going sea--after giving notice according to law.

23rd August 1827

Signed Thomas Spellman Lloyd

Attorney and Counsellor at Law for her

The State of Louisiana

Parish and City of N. Orleans

This day Thomas Spellman Lloyd made oath that there are several witnesses in the city of N. Orleans who are acquainted with Sarah Nicholson f.w.c the plaintiff in the suit where in E. L. Thompson is Defendant--that one of the persons is about going to sea and the testimony of that person is important to the plaintiff, because he knows the plaintiff to be a free woman.

Sworn and Subscribed to this

23rd August 1827

Signed Honorable S. Kennedy

Signed Thomas Spellman Lloyd

It is ordered that the prayer of the petitioner be granted.

N. Orleans

August 23rd 1827

Signed J. Pitot Judge