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 July Term, 1828 April 4, 1828

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 Angelique, a free woman of color vs. John Reynolds July Term, 1828 April 4, 1828 Angelique, a free woman of color Reynolds, John Trespass False Imprisonment 10 St. Louis Circuit Court Carr, William C. Gamble, Archibald Simpson, R. Charless, J. ED performed final review of legal encoding TY deciphered most of vendor's unclear tags throughout entire document TY proofread and corrected transcription errors through entire document TY found no index of returns references through entire document EC added legal information Complaint Summons

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.

 Complaint Charless, J. St. Louis Circuit Court Summons Gamble, Archibald Charless, J. Simpson, R. St. Louis Circuit Court In the Circuit Court County of St Louis Set July Term 1828.

Angelique a free woman of Colour who is permitted by the court to sue by her next friend as a poor person by her attorney Charless assigned as counsel by the Court complains of of John Reynolds of a plea of Trespass for that the said defendant heretofore to wit on the first day of January eighteen hundred and twenty eight with force and arms at the city of unlawfully an assault did make upon the body of said Angelique and then and there did beat bruise and ill- treat her the said Angelique and then and there imprisoned her said Angelique and kept and detained her in prison without any Just or reasonable or probable cause whatsover against the will of said Angelique and has ever since kept and detained her said Angelique in prison and still keeps and detains her in prison, without any reasonable or probable cause, contrary to the laws of this state, and the said plaintiff aver that before and as the time of the committing of the said several grievances she was and still is a free person and that the defendant holds and detains her in slavery and the said defendant other wrongs then and there did to her said Angelique against the peace and dignity of the state, wherefore the said Angelique says she is injured and has sustained damages to the amount of one hundred dollars and there- fore she sues

Jos Charless Jr. Atty pro querente

The State of Missouri County of St Louis To the Sheriff of St Louis County greeting

We commanded you to summon John Reynolds that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term thereof to be held at the City of St Louis within and for the County of St Louis on the Fourth monday of July next then and there to answer unto Angelique a free woman of color of a plea of trespass Wherefore the said Angelique says she is injured and hath sustained damages to the amount of One Hundred dollars and have you then there this writ.

Witness Archibald gamble Clerk of our said Court at office this 4th day of April 1828 Archibald gamble Clerk No 10 St Louis Circuit Court July Term 1828

Angelique vs John Reynolds

This is an action of trespass & false imprisonment damages $ 100 Let a summons issue

Charless Atty Filed 4th April 1828 Archibald Gamble Clerk July 12 1828 John Reynolds not found in my county R Simpson Shff