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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.
The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
woman of color praying that she may be permitted to institute
that she may be permitted to
action of assault and Battery and false imprisonment be commenced
against the said
and
the said defendant permit the said
of attending her counsel and the court when occasion may require it
and that the said
out of the Jurisdiction of this court and that he shall not be subject
to any
for freedom.
Petition of
to
freedom.
This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.
The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Your Petitioner
by
is
of
John
into
residence your petitioner says she
as aforesaid
said
about
said
said State your petitioner
given by said
your petitioner as a
intended to give her. Your petitioner is informed
&
that it is the
to
freedom
petitioner
from the
required to give security that she shall not be
your petitioner
to
counsel may be assigned to her that a writ of
bring your Petitioner before said Court that said
Court may cause to be
to be
order may be made in the promises as the
same
your petitioner
being sworn says that most of the
facts
On
aforesaid petitioner be permitted to
person to Establish to establih her freedom and that
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
complans of
& false Imprisonment for that
on the
said County the said Defendant
made an
then & there
&
&
last aforesaid to this time & other
said plaintiff then & there did against the
and the plaintiff
of the committing the (said)
& still is a
held & detained & still holds & detains her
in
plaintiff says
We command you to summon
appear before the judge of our
to be held at the city of
the fourth Monday of November next then and there to answer unto
a woman of color of a plea of Trespass, Assault and Battery & False Imprisonment
by means of which premises the plaintiff says she is greatly injured and
has sustained damages to Two Hundred dollars and have
you then there this writ
I
appearance
vs
This is an action of
& false
& for
Damages $ 200
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And he the said
comes and defends the force and
when & and says that he is not guilty
of the said
to his charge or my part thereof
and of this he the said
puts himself upon the