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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
To the Honourable the Judge of the
aged about twenty one years Respectfully Represents
to your honour that she was born in the
& has
that time That said
removed from said
Territory of
petitioner Where he
a slave for the term of six years, contrary
to the Ordinance of
Congress of the
year
the City of
of said City That
himself as the Brother in
held your petitioner in his possession as a slave
& is
of the
& contrary to the
made & provided and your petitioner here have
circut
sworn
& things set forth in the
are
On reading & considering the above & foregoing
petition
sufficient matter to authorize the
a suit by the said Elsa for her freedom.
This ordered, that the said
to sue upon her said Petition as a poor person
& that she have reasonable liberty to
her Counsel
that she be not subjected any severity on
account of
said suit for freedom
Esq be
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
imprisonment For
first day of January.
1845
then
beat bruised & illtreated her
Plaintiff kept
in
or
time
last
above
was & still is a
and that the
she
in
imprisonment
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
We command you to
before the Judge of our
held at the
of
of a
dollars,
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at
Mitchell
my
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
To
represents unto your honour
has made diligent
upon
himself for the purpose of
by the
that said
petitioner
on
that the
that
freedom required to take her on board of
his boat That said Burrell has since
ployed some persons to
bound
to day for the purpose of taking your
& out
honor
may issue a warrant
before
as in
&c Sworn to & subscribed this
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.
Whereas by the
is made to appear that she has
for her freedom in the
now pending
it also
said
Elsa, without the jurisdiction
against her
of said
forthwith
in
all my
the County
summon
said
to
shall be
to allow
Excuted this unit in the
of February 1845
and have her body before the Hon
manded on
It is
Sheriff of St. Louis County take
of the said
her said suit for freedom
to
ordered
a good
person to whom he shall
in the
with approved
the law