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 April 9, 1833 July Term 1833

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 Harriet v. Samuel T. McKinny April 9, 1833 July Term 1833 Harriet McKinny, Samuel T. Trespass Assault Battery False Imprisonment 54 St. Louis Circuit Court Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Bird, Gustavus A. Bird, Gustavus A. Gamble, Hamilton R. KT removed comment tags, added caseTitle, and moved legalFunction tags JO deciphered all of vendor's unclear tags. EC added legal information CM performed final review of legal encoding Complaint Summons for Samuel T. McKinny

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 Complaint Bird, Gustavus Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court Summons for Samuel T. McKinny Gamble, Archibald Bird, Gustavus A. St. Louis Circuit Court State of Missouri Circuit Court Third Judicial Circuit July Term A D 1833

Saint Louis County ss Harriet an infant under twenty one years of age by G A Bird , her next friend complains of Samuel T M Kinney of a plea of trespass assault & Battery & false imprisonment for that heretofore to wit on the first day of May 1831 at St Louis in County the said Defendant with force & arms & assault did make upon the said plaintiff & her the said plaintiff did then & there beat bruise & illtreat & her the said plaintiff then & there imprison any legal reasonable on probable cause & kept detained her imprison therefore a long of time from the day last aforesaid untill this time & other wrongs then & there did against the peace & dignity of the State aforesaid and said plaintiff says that before & at the time of the committing the said several grievances the said plaintiff was & still is as free person and that the said defendant held & detained & still holds detains said plaintiff in slavery By means of which premises the said plaintiff says she has sustained Damage to three hundred Dollars & therefore she sues

G A Bird Plffs atty

Served this writ on Samuel S. M Kinney by offering to read it & the declaration to him on the 2nd day of July 1833 in the city of St Louis which he refused to hear read

Service $ 100 Jno K. Walker plff No 54 July Term 1833

Harriet by GA Brid her next friend vs Samuel T M Kinney

Declaration in trespass assault & battery & false imprisonment & for

Damages $ 300

GA Brid atty for Plff filed April 9th 1833 A Gamble Clk The State of Missouri County of S Louis Sct To the Sheriff of S Louis County Greeting

We command you to summon Samuel T M Kinney that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the term Term thereof to be held at the city of S Louis within and for the County of S Louis on the fourth Monday of July next then and there to answer Harriet an infant under twenty one years of age (by Gustavus A Bird ) of a plea of trespass assault and battery and false imprisonment to the damage of said plaintiff of three hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court at Office this ninth day of April 1833 Archibald Gamble Clerk Defendant's Plea

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 Defendant's Plea Gamble, Archibald Gamble, Hamilton R. St. Louis Circuit Court Harriett a girl of color vs Samuel T Mc Kinney

And the said Defendant Samuel by Gamble his attorney comes and defends the force and injury when &c and says he is not guilty of the said wrongs and injuries in the declaration set forth in manner and form as the said plaintiff hath above thereof complained against him and of this he puts himself upon the County

H K Gamble Atto for Dft

death of S.T.M Kinney P. Lucinda Carrington enters appearance as defendant sub to court & Judgt for 1 cent damages Book 7 page 482

No 54 July Term 1833

Harriet vs Samuel T Mc Kinney

plea not guilty

filed July 30th 1833 A Gamble Clk Defendant's Exceptions to Depositions

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 Defendant's Exceptions to Depositions Gamble, Archibald Gamble, Hamilton R. St. Louis Circuit Court Harriett vs Samuel T M Kinney

The Deft excepts to the depositions of Nancy Bright and William Scholle filed in this case

1st Because there was no legal notice given of the time and place of taking said depositions

2d Because the depositions were not taken in pursuance of the notice given

3d That the depositions are not properly certified

HR Gamble atto for Dft

Harriett vs Mc Kinney

Exceptions to Depositions

Filed 6th December 1833 Archibald Gamble Clerk