20483301https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20483301District of ColumbiaWashingtonCounty13111833Circuit13111833Circuitgranted036National Archives, Washington, D. C.William Ellison seeks a writ of habeas corpus for "William Thomas John Thomas alias Wm Brown John Brown," who has been imprisoned as a runaway slave. The petitioner claims that said Thomas/Brown is the son of a white woman and thus is free.Jails/WorkhousesTestimony (FPOC)Freedom seekersInterracial relationships