It is hereby ordered that the within named
petitioner John be permitted to sue as a poor person
by his next friend to establish he his
right to freedom and Stephen WStephen W . Foreman is assigned
as his counsel. It is moreover ordered, that the
said John have reasonable liberty to attend
his counsel when occasion may require, and
that he be not subjected to any severity on
account of his application for freedom, nor
removed out of the jurisdiction of this court
pending the suit