Reuben, a man of color v. William Morrisson This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 April 30, 1834 July Term 1834

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 Reuben, a man of color v. William Morrisson April 30, 1834 July Term 1834 Reuben Morrisson, William Swon, John G. Assault Battery False Imprisonment 20 St. Louis Circuit Court Carr, William C. Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Brotherton, Joseph Walsh, Patrick KT removed comment tags, added caseTitle, and moved legalFunction tags CG proofread and fixed vendor tags through line 69 CG proofread and fixed vendor tags through the end of the document TPT added legal info CM performed final review of legal encoding Petition to Sue in Forma Pauperis Order Granting Petition to Sue in Forma Pauperis

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 Petition to Sue in Forma Pauperis Carr, William C. Reuben Morrisson, William Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court Order Granting Petition to Sue in Forma Pauperis Carr, William C. Reuben Morrisson, William Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court

permitting Book 7 page 202

Reuben vs Wm Morrison

Petition to sue in form a

filed April 20 1834 A Gamble clk

The petitioner is permitted to sue as

Complaint of Plaintiff Reuben

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 Complaint of Plaintiff Reuben Carr, William C. Reuben Morrisson, William Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court lawful circuit court of St Louis County

Missouri a man of color aged about thirty five and was free in South Carolina and was taken into Illinois by and and as a slave that William Morison of Illinois had possession of and further Illinois he in the said county and state until he was state of Missouri where he was that he was then Illinois and the said william Morison to the County he and and then was brought back to the state of Illinois , that in and by the said William Morison or in the possession of a John who commanded then bed said and as a slave, that the said John possession of his and that is in the possession of the said John who claims as a slave and

that he is & pardon prays for Missouri his right to the and further prays that this the said William Morison and John when he further is your petition the of this

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of April A D 1834 Patrick Walsh Justice of the Peace X Reuben his mark Morrisson Plaintiff's Complaint

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 Plaintiff's Complaint Carr, William C. Reuben Morrisson, William Swon, John G. Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court Certificate of Execution Ralph Duncan, James Duncan, Coleman Walker, John K. Brotherton, Joseph St. Louis Circuit Court No 20 Saint Louis Cireuit Court July Term 1834 Reuben a man of color vs Morisson & Swan

This is an action of assault & battery & for free from the clerk write upon process

Filed 8th . may 1834 Archibald Gamble Clerk

Executed this writ on John C Swan by reading it & the declaration to him in the city of St. Louis on the 3rd day of may 1834 William Morrison not found in my county

John K Walker Shff by J Brotherton D Shff

Service $ 1 00 non est 50 $ 1.50

Plaintiff's Complaint

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 Plaintiff's Complaint Carr, William C. Reuben Morrisson, William Swon, John G. Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court Summons of Defendants William Morrison and John G. Swon Carr, William C. Ralph Morrisson, William Swon, John G. Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court July 1834

St Louis county to wit Reuben Morisson a man of color of of William Morisson and John C Swan of a for that the said William Morisson and John C. Swan on the first day of April in the year 1834 with and made an oath for the said Reuben Morisson to wit at the county of st Louis and then and there the said Reuben a great many and and then and there inprisoned the said Reuben and left and there without any reasonable whatsoever for a space of to wit space of two days following to and against will of the said Reuben Morisson the said Reuben that before and at of of the said was and still is a free person and the defendants sold and detained and still sold and detained him in slavery whereby the said Reuben Morisson has been breatly bruised wounded and to to wit at the county of St Louis and other wrongs and there did against of the state and to the damage of the plaintiff five hundred dollars and there

County of Saint Louis . ss The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of the County of Saint Louis Greeting

We command you to summon William Morrison and John C Swan that they be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next July term thereof to be held at the City of St Louis within and for the County of Saint Louis on the fourth monday of July next then and there to answer unto Reuben Morisson a man of color of a plea of tresspass to the damage of the plaintiff of five hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Circuit Court at office this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and thirty four Archibald Gamble Clerk