Peter, a man of color v. James Walton

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March 10, 1831 March Term, 1831

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Peter, a man of color v. James Walton March 10, 1831 March Term, 1831 Peter Walton, James Trespass False Imprisonment Assault Battery 60 St. Louis Circuit Court Carr, William C. Garner, J. C. Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Stoner, George Stoner, Isaac Brotherton, James Walton, John T. McDonald, Archibald Walton, George Walton, Henry Walton, Jacob Walton, John T. Strother, G. Geyer BJ deciphered unclear tags to end KT added legal encoding KT removed comment tags, etc. CM performed final review of legal encoding APJ checked vertical and horizontal rends Plaintiff's Petition for Leave to Sue as a Poor Person

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Plaintiff's Petition for Leave to Sue as a Poor Person Carr, William C. St. Louis Circuit Court To the Honorable William C. Carr Judge of the circuit court of county of St Louis

Your petitioner Peter humbly rep resents , that he was born in the state of North Carolina a slave the property of William Walton who came to county of St Louis and state of Missouri about twenty three years since and brought your petitioner with him , that your petitioner resided with his master Willam Walton in the county of St Louis about two years when the said William Walton gave your petitioner to his daughter Elizabeth Lansford who then resided in the state of Indiana to wait for the said Elizabeth and her child that the said Elizabeth took your petitioner up her on back at the house of William Walton in of there by and conveyed him to her house in the state of Indiana where he resided with her about two years there he was taken to and from there brought to the county of St Louis and state of Missouri where he now resides and is held in slavery by James Walton most of which he by the awarded affidavit A which your petitioner asks to in part of this his petition

Your petitioner being advised and believing that the above events and gives him claim to and entitles him freedom, prays to be permitted to sue in forma pauperis to establish his right to his freedom and that such other and fur ther orders may be made in the as the law and to your honor may and

Peter his X mark Sworn to & subscribed this 10th day of March 1831 Before Garner, J. C.

State of Missouri Third Judicial Circuit Court . It is hereby ordered that Peter the before named petitioner is permitted to sue as a poor person to establish his right to freedom on the foregoing pe=tition and George F Strother Esquire is assigned as his counsel for that purpose . It is also ordered that the petitioner Peter have reasonable liberty

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Affidavit of John F. Walton in Support of Plaintiff's Petition St. Louis Circuit Court State of Missouri County of St Louis ss.

John T. Walton personally appeared before the a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly sworn on his oath saith that he is acquainted with Peter a Black boy that he has known him ever since he can recollect knew him in North Carolina has known him in Missouri , saw him when he started from this County and company with Elizabeth Lansford to go to Indiana as it was said, does not know of his own knowledge that he went there. The deponent saith that Elizabeth Lansford the was the daughter of said William Walton , she started from her father's in St Louis County, taking with her Peter the Black man aforesaid with the consent of her father and on her intended trip to Indiana , they took place about twenty one years ago -that Elizabeth Lansford never returned to the county - That said Elizabeth Lansford never returned to the county. That Peter remained away for two years or upwards. The deponent further saith that the said Peter was beaten as aforestated , in the a - with an understanding guaranteed by Henry Walton the son of the said William Walton , that the residence of the boy should be changed every thirty days has often heard the said William Walton in his lifetime remark that the boy (alledging to said Peter ) was free by the laws of Indiana , if he but knew it

John T Walton Sworn to & Subscribed this 17th January 1831 before Plaintiff's Complaint

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Plaintiff's Complaint Strother, G. Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Brotherton, James St. Louis Circuit Court St Louis Circuit Court March term 1831

St Louis County to wit. Peter a man of color who by permission of the court sues in forma pauperis complains of James Walton of a plea of trespass . For that the said James Walton on the first day of May in the year 1830 with force and or was in the county of St Louis made an assault on the said Peter to wit at St Louis county aforesaid and then and there one said hold of the said Peter and with great force and then and there did the said Peter and gave him the said Peter many blows and, and then and there imprisoned the said Peter and kept and detained him in pris on there without any reaonsable or probable cause whatsoever for a long space of time to wit for the space of Eleven months. When the said Peter avers that before and at the time above mentioned when when the aforesaid grievances were committed in the said Peter was and still is a free person told the not James Walton there kept and detained him and still holds and detains him in slavery. Contrary to law and against the will of the said Peter the said Peter was not only then and there greatly bruised and hurt but was also then and there greatly in and in circumstances to wit at St Louis county aforesaid. and . the then and there did to the damage of the said Peter $500 and therefore he brings suit.

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</orgName> </dateline> </opener> <head> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Peter</orig> </choice> </persName> a man of color</supplied> </unclear> <lb/> <abbr>vs</abbr> <lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>James Walton</orig> </choice> </persName> </supplied> </unclear> </head> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>This</supplied> </unclear> is <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>an action of assault and beating and false imprison<lb/>ment</supplied> </unclear>. <closer> <signed> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>G Strother</supplied> </unclear> </signed> filed <date when="1831-03-11">11. March 1831</date>. <signed> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>A Gamble</orig> </choice> </persName> Clk</supplied> </unclear> </signed> </closer> </div1> <div1 legalFunction="Order" rend="horizontal"> <pb facs="6734_010.tif" n="010"/> <opener> <dateline> <placeName> <choice> <orig>State of</orig> </choice> </placeName> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <placeName> <choice> <orig>Missouri</orig> </choice> </placeName> </supplied> </unclear>- Third Judicial <orgName> <choice> <orig>Circuit</orig> </choice> </orgName> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <orgName> <choice> <orig>Court</orig> </choice> </orgName> </supplied> </unclear> </dateline>.</opener> It is hereby ordered that <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Peter</orig> </choice> </persName> </supplied> </unclear> the before named <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>petitioner be</supplied> </unclear> permitted<lb/> to sue <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>as</supplied> </unclear> a poor person to establish his <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>right</supplied> </unclear> to freedom <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>on</supplied> </unclear> <lb/> the foregoing petition and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>George F Strother</orig> </choice> </persName> Esquire is assigned</supplied> </unclear> <lb/> as his <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>counsel</supplied> </unclear> for that purpose. 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Given under my hand at my chamber this <date when="1831-03-10">10 day of March 1831</date>. <closer>(Signed) <signed> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Will</orig> </choice> </persName>. C. <persName> <choice> <orig>Carr</orig> </choice> </persName> </supplied> </unclear> Judge <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>3</supplied> </unclear>. Circuit</signed> A true copy of the Order of the judge. <signed> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig> </choice> </persName> Clk</supplied> </unclear> </signed> </closer> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI> <TEI> <teiHeader> <fileDesc> <titleStmt> <title>Defendant's Plea of Not Guilty

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Defendant's Plea of Not Guilty Geyer Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court James Walton ads Peter a man of colour

and the said James by his attorney comes and defends the force and injury when &c and says that he is not guilty of the in manner and form as the plaintiff hath above thereof in his declaration alleged and of this he puts himself the county

Geyer - for deft

and the said James for further plea in this behalf says that the the said plaintiff at the time of the commencement of this suit was not and is not a free person in manner and form as the plaintiff alledges and of this he puts himself upon the county

filed April 1st 1831 A G Clk

Non suit Book 6 page 284

Archibald Gamble Clerk

defendants page

No.67 March T 1831 St Louis Circuit Court Walton ads Peter

plea Not guilty - 2 plff not free

Summons for John T. Walton and Archibald McDonald

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Summons for John T. Walton and Archibald McDonald Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court County of St. Louis , sct . State of Missouri , To the Sheriff of Saint Louis County---Greeting.

You are here by commanded to summon John T Walton and Archibald Gamble McDonald that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the tenth day of August next at the City of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter a man of Color is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the plaintiff-; and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the city of St. Louis , this Fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one Archibald Gamble Clerk, C. C.

John T Walton & Archibald McDonald not found in my county

John K Walker Shff 2-25 July Term 1831 Peter vs James Walton

for Plaintiff

John T Walton Archibald McDonald on 10 August Summons for George Walton and Henry Walton

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Summons for George Walton and Henry Walton Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Stoner, George St. Louis Circuit Court County of St. Louis , sct . State of Missouri , To the Sheriff of Saint Louis County---greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon George Walton and Henry Walton that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the tenth day of August next at the city of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein Peter - a man of color is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the defendant and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this Fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty. one Archibald Gamble Clerk, C. C. July Term 1831 Peter vs James Walton

for defendant

x George Walton x Henry Walton on 10th August

Excuted this writ on Henry Walton by leaveing a copy of it at his house and it to George Walton both in St Louis County on the 20th day of July 1831

John K Walker Shff by Geo Stoner Dp Shff Service $ 1.00 Summons for John T. Walton and Archbald McDonald

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Summons for John T. Walton and Archbald McDonald Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis , Sct. State of Missouri , To the sheriff of Saint Louis County---Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon John T Walton and Archibald McDonald that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the 7th day of December instant at the City of St. Louis , thenand there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the plaintiff ;and have you then there this writ.

Witness. Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this 11th day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one Archibald Gamble Clerk, C. C.

Jn T. Walton & Arch McDonald not found in my county

Jn Walker Shff November 25th November Term 1831 Peter vs James Walton

for plff

John T Walton Archibald McDonald on 7th Dec . Summons for George Walton and Henry Walton

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Summons for George Walton and Henry Walton Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis , Sct. State of Missouri , To the sheriff of Saint Louis County---Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon George Walton and Henry Walton that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the seventh day of December instant at the City of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the defendant ; and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this 11th day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one Archibald Gamble Clerk, C. C.

Executed on Henry Walton on the 14th Novr & on George Walton on the 4th Dec 1831

Jn Walker Shff $1.00 November Term 1831 Peter vs James Walton

for defendant

x George Walton x Henry Walton on 7th December Summons for George Walton and Henry Walton

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Summons for George Walton and Henry Walton Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Brotherton, James St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis , Sct State of Missouri , To the Sheriff of Saint Louis County---Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon George Walton and Henry Walton that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the thirtieth day of march next at the City of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the defendant ; and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this 20th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Archibald Gamble Clerk C. C. March Term 1832 Peter vs James Walton

for defendant

x George Walton x Henry Walton on 30th March

Executed this writ on Geroge Walton 29th of February & on Henry Walton 2nd day of March 1832 in county of St Louis

John K Walker Shff by J Brotherton Dpty by Summons of John T. Walton and Archibald McDonald

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Summons of John T. Walton and Archibald McDonald Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis , Sct. State of Missouri , To the Sheriff of Saint Louis County---Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon John T Watton and Archibald McDonald that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Conrt, on the 30th day of march next at the City of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is plaintiff, and James Watton is defendant, on the part of the plaintiff ; and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the Cty of St. Lous, this 20th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Archibald Gamble Clerk C. C.

Archibald McDonald & John T Walton not found in my county

John K Walker Shff March Term 1832 Peter vs James Walton

for plff

John T Walton Archibald McDonald on 30th March Summons for John T. Walton

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Summons for John T. Walton Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court Count Of St. Louis Sct. State of Missouri , To the Sherff of St. Louis County-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon John T Walton that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the day of April at the City of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is - plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the plaintiff and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this 9th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two A Gamble Clerk C. C.

not executed there being two about the same time

John K Walker Shff Peter vs James Walton

Spa for

Jn T Walton 10th April for for plff Summons for John T. Walton

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Summons for John T. Walton Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Stoner, Issac St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis -Sct. State of Missouri , To the Sheriff of St. Louis County-Greeting.

You Are Hereby Commanded To Summon John T Walton that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , forth with at the City of St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the plaintiff and have you then there this writ.

Witness: Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this Eleventh day of april in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Archibald Gamble Clerk C. C.

Executed this writ on John T Walton by read-ing it to him in St. Louis County on the 11th April 1832

Jn. K Walker Sheriff By Issac Stoner Depy Service 50 cts Peter a man of color vs Jas. Walton

sub

forthwith

x for Jn T. Walton Summons for Jacob Walton

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Summons for Jacob Walton Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Brotherton, James St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis -Sct. State of Missouri , To the Sheriff of St.Louis County-Greeting.

You Are Hereby Commanded To Summon Jacob Walton that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our Circuit Court , forthwith at the City of St.Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Peter is plaintiff, and James Walton is defendant, on the part of the Defendant and have you then there this writ.

Witness: Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the City of St. Louis , this 19th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two A Gamble Clerk C. C. Peter vs James Walton

for Jacob Walton forthwith for defendant

Executed this writ on Jacob Walton by reading it to him in St. Louis on the 19th april 1832

John K Walker Shff by J Brotherton Dpty Service 50 cts