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thirteen years by her next
friend
respectfully represents, that on the
February eighteen hundred and
eighteen,
agreement in writing was made signed
sealed and
executed by and between Marie Thereze Brazeau
widow of
and
wife of the other part, in which among other
things
it is stated as follows, to wit; ``Whereas
by testamentary act, dated the
thousand seven hundred and ninety eight,
approved the twenty sixth of November
deposited in the
office of the Clerk of the
of St Louis County
by the ninth article of the
said Testament as follows,
to wit; ``Ninthly, as to the
which he will leave on the day of his decease,
the
present testament fulfilled, he gives them to
which he has for her, and of that which she has always
them to her in been gift, naming her to that effect
his universal
legatee, to be disposed of by her as of
things to her
decease however of Marie Therese Brazeau my wife
to whom I have
abandoned the enjoyment thereof
during her life time.''
feel herself in a condition to render available the
property abandoned
by the said
deceased, and is content to abandon the care
& direction
Marie Thereze Brazeau
wife of the said Bapstite Duchouquette, the universal
legatee named in the said ninth article of the said
accepting, know all those who shall see
these
presents that the said
the other part, have
to wit: That
the said
said
of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars,
lawful
money of the
Marie his wife,
to pay each year to the said widow
her lifetime, the first payment of which shall commence
in
one year from the date of these presents, and
also for and in
consideration of the promises,
conventions &
conditions hereinafter
and mentioned, which
the said Baptiste & Marie
his wife promise, obligate
& engage themselves to
fulfill, in all their extent, force
& tenor, the said
sold, ceded, quitclaimed
& transferred, as in fact and by these presents, she
transfers to the said
pretensions
properties which she has and
may have to the property left by the laid
property
left to her by the said testament, during her
lifetime, with the
exception of the reservation herein
after made, so that the said
Baptiste & Marie
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his wife their
above mentioned rights as of things to them
proper
& belonging from this time & forever. And
the said
herein above made
to them by the above named
widow of of
obligate & engage themselves well &
truly to pay to
the said widow
year from the day of the date of these presents during
her life time,
the above mentioned sum of three hundred
and fifty dollars lawful money
of the
conventions & legacies mentioned in the said
testament
conformably with their force &
to the said widow
enjoyment of a negro named
thirty
years, who after the decease of the said widow
shall
his wife,
conformably with the letter of the said
testament; and moreover, for
& in consideration of
the above
the said
has manifested towards the said
which the said
&
the said
promise, obligate & engage themselves, that when
the
happening of the decease of the said widow of the said
set free
and will give deed of freedom to the mulatto
whom she may have, that they may enjoy their
freedom and
act and contract as free and independent
persons.'' All which will
appear by the
said agreement in writing reference being
had,
Recorder of St Louis County book
and seventy two and following.''
Your petitioner
daughter of the said
She
died on the
hundred
& thirty three
of July eighteen eighteen hundred
and
eighteen,
died on the
and thirty four.
The said
named
of their
with Honore
commonly
called Ritta Duchouquette, who intermarried
with
Duchouquette who died without
death of his father
with
of November
eighteen hundred and thirty three,
leaving four children, to
with
Coralie &
On the
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petitioner
protected against such a course, the
said heirs of
his
wife hold your petitioner as a slave for life
to
virtue of his purchase holds your petitioner
in his
service & custody as his slave and
her liberty contrary to the intent and meaning of
the agreement
in writing above recited and
against the laws of this state.
She therefore prays that she may be
permitted to bring suit as a poor
person against the said
freedom and that your honor will make such
the rights & privileges which under the
circumstances
of the case the law allows her.
are true, and as far as they are derived from the
information
of others he believes to be true.
The within named petitioner
against
It is further ordered that she have reasonable
liberty to attend her
counsel and the
shall
not be taken or removed out of the
any severity because of her application for
freedom.
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next friend, complains of
of
and
thirty four
said Plaintiff, to wit,
at the County aforesaid and
then & there beat &
ill-heated her the said plaintiff
then &
there imprisoned her the said plaintiff
& kept &
detained her in
reasonable or probable
cause
long time, to wit,
for the
then
next following, contrary to the law of the
land & against
the will of the said plaintiff; and
other wrongs to the said Plaintiff
then & there did
against the peace & dignity of
the
and to the damage of the said Plaintiff of
five
hundred dollars & therefore she brings her suit
And the said plaintiff avers that before &
at the time of the
committing the grievances
aforesaid, she was & still is a
free person & that
the defendant held & detained
her & still holds &
detains her in slavery.
The within named petitioner
suit as a poor
person against
further
ordered that she have reasonable liberty to attend her counsel and
the
circuit court when occasion may require; and she shall not be taken or
removed out of the jurisdiction of said court nor be subject to any
severity
because of her application for freedom.
We command you to summon
that he be and appear before the
judge of our
within and for the county of
of July next then and there to answer unto
of color of a plea of trespass to the damage of the said
plaintiff of five hundred dollars and have you then
there this
writ.
Suit for Freedom
$ 500.00
The Clerk will
on the
Executed this writ by offering to Read it and
the declaration
and
made by
the
day of June
1835
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And the said
above thereof
complained against
this he
puts himself upon the county
Beverly
And the plaintiff
plea
Judgment for plff book 9-p 223 bill of exceptions filed
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside
all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our
and the truth to say in a certain matter of
controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
- plaintiff and
-
defendant on the part of
Served this writ by reading it to the within
named persons on the
in the county of
Service 1.50
Sally (Person of color)
vs
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that
setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper
person
before the Judge of our
at the city of
and the truth to say in a certain matter of
controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
is
Plaintiff
vs
Executed this
Primm on the
Service $2.00./
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You are hereby commanded to summon
Primm,
that setting aside
all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our
at the city of
and the truth to say, in a certain matter of
controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
is
is
and have you
then and there this writ.
Executed this
the
February 1837
Service $ 1.50
vs
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You are hereby command to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he
be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our
at the city of
and the truth to say in a certain matter of
controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part
of
and have you
then and there this writ.
vs
Executed this writ by reading it to
Pascal L Cerre in the
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Be
cause
by the court,
- that
November in the year 1826
having
to his death, to wit, on
the
by said will was duly
by said will
to his widow
life & after her death to
the said
was executed
, to wit, on the
in
the name
made &
other, the said future husband & wife to be
according to their
any thing from this
husband
& estates each
as
fall to them from the
which
they may have of their own within by
present
by all & whatever she may have bought
or what
may have
either by
the said
place
departed this life on
1834
the year 1817
Duchouquette &
their hands, & each & without other formality other
than
acknowledgment of same before clerk
of
an agreement in
good
that at the decease of
the said
of said
said
she may have so that they may enjoy of their
claims the
consideration from the
heirs of said
&
July - in the
year 1834
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of
title. Upon
Court decided on motion of
which decision the
the
record
which is done accordingly.
vs
Chouteau
Bill of
Exceptions