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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.
of colour aged about three years, respectfully
to your
of
of the state of
in the spring of the year eighteen hundred and
forty one
took the said view
the said
afterwards the
still
in the
that said
to the said
your petitioner to our
such pretended and
that your petitioner is now in the custody of
and
right of property in
your petitioner
your
petitioner states that the said
made efforts to obtain
to
view &
jurisdiction of the said court - Believing that
he is
petitioner prays your
for
make such other and further orders as the
that
of your petitioner is a
of
New, a
duly
sworn says that the matters
in the for going
petition of Musa Bin Abel
The undersigned
of St. Louis County being
suit, do make the following orders -
First - that the
said
to
freedom and
Second
that the
liberty to
as
out of the jurisdiction of the
subjects to any
for
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
boy of colour who was by
of
and forty two
said plaintiff an
the said plaintiff did
ill treat and him then
and then did
imprison & so detained him in imprisonment
for
a long time to
aforeaid to this
day contrary to the
such
the peace and dignity of the state
time of the committing of the
be the
was and still is a
said defendants held and still
in
dollar & therefore
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We command you to
if they be found in your county that
they be
and appear
held at the
of
abel Gazen a
of a plea
of trespass false imprisonment
dollars: And have you
then there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at
Order to here out petitioner
Suit for freedom Damages
King
it is ordered-first.
That the said Thus a Benabel
Gazan be allowed to
to establish his right to freedom and
seend - That the
said musa Ben abel Gazen
and the court as occasion may
require, that
he be not
court, and that he be not subject to any
on account of his application for freedom.
Executed this writ, on the
in the
the
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.
excuted this writ by
the time and place this
order mentioned-
of the
the judge of the eight
Circuit of the
of Color is
about to be
out of the
to due for his
freedom, this is
therefore to commanded you
seize the said
him before our said judge at
nine o'clock
at
person in where
may be
found to
our said judge
at the same
time and place and have you
then there this writ-In
testimony
whereof
of our Lord
hundred and forty two
judge of the
Be it remembered that on
this
before me
to be lived on
no person being
the
is
child subject to the
order of the court
of the