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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.
The petition of
represents that she is now actually held in servitude
and
der Pretence that she is his
whereas your petitioner express by declares that she
Your petitioner therefore prays that
Honour will issue
pus commanding the said Mullikin to bring
before your Honour, the body of your peti-
tioner to do submit to and receive whatsoever your Honour shall consider in that
behalf
Be it remembered that on this
Day of August in the year eighteen hundred
and twenty four
justice of the peace within and for the
and made oath that the facts contained
in the above petition are true, and that
she the said
by any commitment or detainer for any
criminal or supposed criminal matter
v.
Charles
Petition for
Habeas Corpus
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.
The Petition of
of colour represents that she is held in servitude
and actually restrained of her liberty by John
Mullikin, under the pretence as she has heard
and believes that she is
which pretence your petitioner declares to be
false and that she is entitled to her freedom
your petitioner therefore prays that a writ
of Habeas Corpus may issue commanding
the said Mullikin to bring before this Court
the body of your petitioner, to do submit
to
considered in that behalf
duly sworn saith that the facts contain
ed in the above petition are true, and
that she is not
or commitment for any criminal or
supposed criminal matter
vs
John Mullikin
affidavitt