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 June 08, 1846

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 Missouri Littleton, a person of colour v. William Littleton June 08, 1846 Littleton, Missouri Littleton, William False Imprisonment Trespass Assault Battery 29 St. Louis Circuit Court Ruland, John Milburn, William Noll, D.N. Primm Taylor MC deciphered unclear tags through entire document MC proofread and corrected transcription errors through end MC encoded index of returns references through entire document CAB added legal information KT removed comment tags, etc. CM performed final review of legal encoding APJ checked vertical and horizontal rends Complaint

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 Complaint Noll Ruland, John St. Louis Circuit Court Nov. Term 1846 Missouri Littleton vs William Littleton

Trespass & False Imprisonment

D. N. Noll Atty for Plff. Filed June 8th 1846 John Ruland Clk . </titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.</p> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p>The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.</p> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <profileDesc/> </teiHeader> <text> <body rend="handwritten"> <div1 legalFunction="Complaint" rend="horizontal"> <pb facs="6882_003.tif" n="003"/> <opener rend="bracketed"> <dateline>State of <placeName> <choice> <orig>Missouri</orig> </choice> </placeName> <lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>County of Saint Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName> </dateline> <abbr>ss</abbr> <date when="1846-11">November Term 1846</date> </opener> <p> <placeName> <choice> <orig>Missouri</orig> </choice> </placeName> <persName> <choice> <orig>Littleton</orig> </choice> </persName> a poor<lb/> person complains of <persName> <choice> <orig>William</orig> </choice> </persName> Lttleton of<lb/> a plea of trespass assault and battery and<lb/> false imprisonment for that heretofore to wit<lb/> on the <date when="1846-06-08">eighth day of June in the year one thous<lb/>and eight hundred and forty six</date> at the County<lb/> aforesaid with force and arms upon the body<lb/> of the said plaintiff the said defendant an assault did make and then the said<lb/> plaintiff “did then” and there beat, wound and<lb/> ill-treat and did then and there imprison and<lb/> restrain of her liberty for a long space of time<lb/> to wit for the space of one year against the will<lb/> of the said plaintiff and other wrongs the said<lb/> defendant then and there <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>committed</supplied> </unclear> against<lb/> the said plaintiff to the great damage of said<lb/> plaintiff to wit in the sum of one thousand<lb/> dollars and therefore, she sues.</p> <p>And also afterwards to wit on<lb/> the same day and year aforesaid <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>and</supplied> </unclear> to wit<lb/> the County aforesaid the said defendant with<lb/> force and arms seized took the said plaintiff<lb/> and imprisoned her and kept and detained<lb/> her for a long space of time to wit for the<lb/> space of one year against the will of the said<lb/> plaintiff and the said defendant did then and<lb/> there compel the said plaintiff by means of<lb/> the force and false imprisonment aforesaid<lb/> to work and labor for the said plaintiff for a<lb/> long space of time to wit for the space of six months the next following against the<lb/> will of said plaintiff, and the said plaintiff<lb/> <pb facs="6882_004.tif" n="004"/> says that before and at the time of committing<lb/> the said grievances the said plaintiff was and<lb/> still is a free person and that the defendant<lb/> held and still holds her in slavery to the<lb/> damage of the said plaintiff in the sum of<lb/> one thousand dollars and therefore she<lb/> brings suit.</p> <closer> <signed> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>D.N. Noll</supplied> </unclear> <lb/> Atty for <abbr>Plff.</abbr> </signed> </closer> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI> <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" > <teiHeader> <fileDesc> <titleStmt> <title>Summons

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 Summons Ruland, John Milburn, William St. Louis Circuit Court County Of St. Louis , Ss. The State Of Missouri , To the Sheriff of St. Louis County, Greeting:

We command you to summon William Littleton , if he be found in your County, that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the first day of the next term thereof, to be held at the City of St. Louis , within and for the County of St. Louis , on the third Monday of November next, then and there to answer unto Missouri Littleton , of a plea of trespass, assault, and battery, and false imprisonment to the damage of said plaintiff one thousand dollars: And have you then there this writ.

Witness, John Ruland , Clerk of our said Court, with the seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the city of St. Louis , this eighthday of June in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty six. John Ruland Clerk.

I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.

Witness my hand and seal, at St. Louis , this day of 184

Iuo: Soderer Sam: Durmenstem. Adrah Sacheti: owner.

suit of plea filed 17p352 Dismissed Nov. 21 1846 17p366

No. 29 St. Louis Circuit Court November Term 1846 Missouri Littleton vs William Littleton

Summons 9th June William Littleton Trespass and false imprisonment Damages $1000.00

D N Neall atto Filed June 8th 1846 John Ruland Clk 1.00/ by atto. (245)

Executed this writ in the County of St. Louis on the 9th day of June 1846 by offering to read it and the decleration to William Littleton the defendant, which he refused to hear

William Milbrun Shff. service $1.00 By A. Depty Answer

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 Answer Primm Taylor Ruland, John St. Louis Circuit Court Missouri Littleton vs William Littleton Circuit Ciurt November Term 1846

And now comes the defendant by his attorney, and defends the force and injury when and says, he is not guilty of the said supposed trespasses in manner and form as the said plaintiff hath above thereof alleged, and of this he the said defendant puts him self upon the County

Primm & Taylor for defendant. No. 29 Circuit Court Nov Term 1846 Missouri Littleton vs William Littleton

Pleas Not Guilty.

filed 18 Nov 1846 Jno Ruland Clk Primm & Taylor P. O. Motion to Dismiss

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 Motion to Dismiss Primm and Taylor Ruland, John St. Louis Circuit Court Missouri Littleton vs William Littleton Circuit Court Nov: Term 1846.

And now comes the defendant and moves the Court to dismiss this suit for the reason, that the said plaintiff is a person of Colour and the slave and of the defendant, suing for the freedom, and has not filed security for the costs as the law of the land requires.

And because the statute in such cases made and provided has not been complied with by the said plaintiff before the institution of this suit.

Primm & Taylor P. O. No. 29 Cir: Court Nov. Term 1846 Missouri Littleton vs William Littleton

Motion to dismiss suit for reasons filed.

filed 18 nov 1846 Jn Ruland Clk Primm & Taylor P. O.