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The
of the
years
She was considered as a free
-stood
an established rule with
all
was alive at the time
and was
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
This petition of
-presents to this honorable count, that she, as
is
was formerly the
by him
master
future nine, and she
was by deed and that the deed
proper
also
She
from all
and perfect personal liberty and
ten to fifteen years, the
the
town or neighborhood with
to
him as his
this time confined in
that she is confident that if she shall be allowed to
institute suit for her freedom as a poor
she will be able to establish her right thereto by
legal evidence, and she therefore prays that she may
be allowed to
honorable Court will
prosecute her suit for her. And she will
Jane
Jane
Petition to sue for freedom.
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Court as attorney, complains of
of trespass. For that whereas the said
day of July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty nine
with force and
and there
kept and detained her in prison there, without any
reasonable or probable excuse whatever, for a long
time, to wit,
time of the beginning of the suit. And he said
that before and at the time of the committing of the
vances
son, and she
that the said
time held and detained her, said
hold and
there did, against the peace of the state of
and to the damage of the said
five hundred dollars, and therefor she
The
The clerk will please
summons.
We command you to summon
appear before the Judge of our circuit court at the next July term thereof
to be held at the city of
on the fourth Monday of July next then and there to answer unto
a woman of color in a plea of trespass to the damage of the said plaintiff
in the sum of Five Hundred dollars and have you then there this writ
We command you as we have heretofore commanded you to summmon
that he be and appear before the Judge of our
Fourth Monday of November next then and there to answer unto
color in a
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.
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.
eighth day of
Lord
Judge
presents
on of
suit against
right to
to
itted the said
that an action of
imprisonment
onable
said
of the
severity
ation
The
of the
made at the
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Apl 3.
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A few days since
placed in my hands
him by you and the
to
of
Richd. Dallam.
ing been employed here to
formerly
to me. I have
whose
here & he informs me that
the
ter of
the
Richd
of
that
so
there can be no doubt
have a right to their
here for my own use as
of
the
family
I have also
certified under the
This I should be happy to
for you to
law,
also a copy of the whole
covering
defence
There is a
to
alike
&
-dren
known. I have taken some
vestigate the
people to their
of their right. If aid should
from this
unreasonable