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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.
The petition of
eighteen hundred forty one
institutes a suit
to establish his
one
to be
to the instituion
made
petitioner to
above purpose. also an order that your
petitioner
severity
freedom.
as counsel for your petitioner in the
Your petitioner final his
sents that.
suit the said
as your petitioner his been informed
of or is
petitioner. That the said
has
the
diction of this Court. Your petitioner
has for some time past
your petitioner
er with a
& the said
your petitiioner that he would
and your petitioner
that
by the said
is
that he is thus
of being
your petitioner therefore prays that
sworn deposes
that 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.
in the
he
In the
of
present- Wm Anderson
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It having been alleged to our
Circuit Judge of the Eighth
davit that one Squire
(a man of color to whom hereto-
fore leave hath been granted
to sue for his freedom in the
St Louis County
is about to be removed out
of the jurisdiction of said
Court and is harshly treated
with undue severity on account
of his application for freedom,
therefore you will take the
said
fore me at the
day and summon
& William
person in whose possession said
fore me at the same time & place I have then there
Brown
Anderson
Brand Le
Executed the within order in the
by Summoning
the jailor of
O' Clock P. M. this day before the Judge of the
and by having the body of the negroe before the
The Sheriff is directed to
papers & a
Clerk of the Circuit Count and
negroe to
Papers & the annexed recognisazion on
them to the clerk of the Circuit Count as directed above
this
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The writ having been returned as witness
the return here to annexed, & the time limited
having
been duly called at the door of the Sheriffs office
enter into the recognizance as required by 7th.
sue for their freedom approved
We the undersigned do in
before
Judicial Circuit of the
acknowledge
debted to the
of six hundred dollars to be levied of our res-
pective land; & tenements goods &
theless upon the following condition that whereas
Squire
in the the Circuit Court of aforesaid Circuit for
the
and hath
now if said
said suit have reasonable liberty of attending his counsel
& the Court & shall not be removed out of the
Jurisdiction of Said Court or
Court to
or in which it may be pending & shall not be subjected to
any severity on account of his application
for freedom then this recognizance shall
be void, otherwise the same shall be and
remain in full force as witness
forty three.