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The Petition of
he was formerly the slave of Harrison Winn who
resided in
years ago said
his family with him, and also your petitioner
there his slave. That said
petitioner to
for about a month, under which
hiring your petitioner worked; that immediately
afterwards said Winn went from
some
distance into the
where he resided about two months longer holding
your petitioner as a slave and
out to work by the day and receiving the
wages of such hiring that
said Winn & such hiring of your petitioner in
if so long ago: that said Winn was a
him in
which residence and hiring of your petitioner in
as he is advised and believes. He further
says that on the
peitioner fell into the hands of one
slave and holds him in slavery under and
in virtue of the
Winn as aforesaid. Wherefore he prays that
he may be permitted to sue as a poor person
in the
in which County, said Link resides, in
the same: That
assigned as his counsel in said suit, He further
prays that the usual order for liberty to see
his counsel &,C. may be made
duly summon his oath saith that the foregoing
petition is true.
It is hereby ordered that
of color be permitted to sue as a poor person in order to
establish his right to freedom set forth in the foregoing
petition; &
It is also further ordered that said
liberty to attend his counsel and the court, as
occasion may require that he be not removed out
of the jurisdiction of the
that he be not subject to any
of his said application for freedom
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to
of
the said defendant on the
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty seven
at said County with force &
assault upon the said plaintiff & then and there beat
him the plaintiff and kept and detained him
in prison there without any reasonable or probable
course whatever contrary to law and against the will of the said plaintiff for a long time to wit from
time of committing the
was and still is a free person and that the defandant
then held and still holds him the plaintiff in
slavery to wit at said County wherefore the plaintiff
saith that he is injured
to the amount of a
& therefore he brings his suit & C
We Command you to Summon
found in your County. that he be and appear before the Judge of
our
to be held at the City of
aforesaid on the Second monday of November next
then and there to answer unto
plea of trespass for freedom to the damage of said plaintiff of one
dollar, and have you then there this writ
Excuted this writ on the
in the county of
order and
vs
Petition to
& Declaration &
Issue Summons
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And the said
by his attorney comes & defends the wrong and
injury when & and says that he is not
in manner and form as the said plaintiff
hath above thereof complained against him
and of this he puts himself upon the County
verdict &
ads
plea not guilty
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You are hereby commandd to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our
instant
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.
Link
August 1838
plff.
In obedience to within I have Executed this
1838
same
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he 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
and have you then and there this writ.
vs
Link
Plff
my county
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he 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
and have you then and there this writ.
Thos Wynn
Shffs fees $ 50
Served the within on
a true copy at his dwelling with a
free white person over the age of sixteen
years
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You are hereby commanded to summon
Joseph R.
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
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of
and have you then and there this writ.
Executed the within on Joseph R.
&
by reading the same within their hearing
vs
Sub: for
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You are hereby commanded to summon
R.
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our
at the
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 there this writ.
Executed the within an
Ecknowledgeing the service on the
vs
Link
Sub: for
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he 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
and have you then and there this writ.
Executed this writ in the county of
reading it to the within named witnesses on
the
vs
Link
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he 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
and have you then and there this writ.
Executed the within on
By leaving a Copy at his house
in
April 1839
Sheffs fees $50
vs
A. Link
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You are hereby commanded 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
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.
Executed this writ in the county of
reading it to
of april 1839
Service $ 50
vs
A. Link
Sub: for
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If the Jury shall be of
plaintiff was hired as a slave in the
state of
a shorter or longer
for plaintiff
If the Jury shall be of
of the plaintiff made us
in his journey through
only hired the slave for the
the slave generally or for the purpose of feeding
and support said slave they shall find
for defendant
The court further instructs the jury that there is
no evidance before them that money was paid
for the
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We of the Jury find for the
Defendant
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The plaintiff moves the
court to set aside the verdict & granting
a new trial for the following reasons
1.That the Court gave wrong instructions
2.That the Court
plaintiff.
3.That the verdict is against law
& evidence
4.That it is against the weight of
evidence
5.That it is against the
of Court
Verdict for deft Book 9-468-motion for new trail overuled book 9 page 486.
vs
Link
for new trial