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your petitioner
by
on
on or about the
she was taken by her (then) master & owner
in Slavery by her last
to her own, but according to
that she was in the Town of Alton &
of said State by which she obtained her right
to freedom, that on or about the said
of July
&
from whom she was claims her right to freedom
Now therefore your petitioner prays that your
to sue as a poor person in order to establish
her right to freedom & your petitioner will ever
pray & c & c.
Sworn and subscribed to
before me this
Justice of the Peace
The written named
is by me allowed to
sue as a poor person to establish
and I further order & declare
that she have reasonable
liberty to attend her counsel
& the Court; that she be not removed out of the
not
for freedom-
Petition for
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said defendant on the
A.D. 1841
upon the said plaintiff, to wit at the County
aforesaid & then & there
her the said plaintiff & then & there
imprisoned her the said plaintiff, & kept &
reasonable or probable cause whatever, for a
long space of time to wit for the space of
to the laws of the State & against the will of
the said plaintiff And the said Plaintiff
further
before & at the time of the committing of the
and that the defendant held & still holds
the said plaintiff in slavery, And other
to the said plaintiff then & there did,
to the peace & dignity of the State
and to the damage of the said plaintiff
of five hundred dollars & therefore the
said plaintiff
Declaration in
Damages $ 500.00
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We command you to
held at the
of
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollars: And have you then there this writ.
The within named
sue as a poor person to establish her right to freedom,
& I assign
further order and direct that she
subjected to any severity on account of her
application for freedom- as witness my hand
Executed this writ in the
1841
and petition and also the order
made by the Honorable Judge
to
defendant
Colt. P.2.
to 81
73
Filed
Plffs cost
.
aff in support of same
Bk 14
for Deft
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Warrant to the
Sheriff
against
and the person in whose
possession she may
be found.
Filed
Executed this writ in the
by summoning Louis
& had the body of
named plaintiff in open Court the
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Your petitioner
to whom your Honor granted leave
to sue as a poor person at the next
term of the
to obtain her freedom humbly complains
that she is now confined in the jail
of St. Louis County & is about to be sold
by the constable of said County to satisfy
executions against her
to believe &
said sale she is about to be removed out
of the jurisdiction of the
For which reason she prays that
Your Honor will cause your
to be brought up before
your Honor by a warrant under
the hand of your Honor according
& provided.
You are hereby commanded to seize
of color, wheresoever she may be
found in the
and bring her before
ten o'clock A.
M. on Thursday
the
eight hundred and
forty one
summon the person in whose
appear before our said Judge
at the said time and place
& house you then there this writ-
We being moved hereunto by the
hereto
whereof witness the hand
of our said Judge at
in the County aforesaid.
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Louis
day of
of one
stating that
freedom and is detained in
showeth that
the year A
D 1841 a unit of attachment was
the county of
and against one
directed
to attach the
goods and
named, and that on the
your respondent did
the property of the
due course
said suit against the
of
into
him to
and
these said
who sold in the
the
the
before your
the said
He therefore prays the court that he
day
may
Louis
on
Filed
order to
petitioner
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And the said defendant
1. by
and says that he is not guilty of the said
supposed
in
hath above thereof complained against
him and of this he the said defendant
puts himself upon the County
2. And for a further plea in this behalf
the said defendant says that at the time
of the institution of said suit the said
plaintiff was and still is a slave, and
this the said defendant is ready to verify
3. And for a further plea in this behalf
the said defendant says that at the
time of the institution of said suit the said
plaintiff was and still is a slave, the
property of
the said defendant is ready to verify
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And the said plaintiff
as to the plea of the said defendant by
first above
put himself upon the County,
of the said defendant, by him secondly and thirdly
above
by reason of anything, by the said defendant
in those pleas
from having, and maintaining her aforesaid
action thereof, against the said defendant
at the said times, where
and without the cause; by him in his said
second, and third plea alleged, committed the
said
said plaintiff,
declaration complained against the said
defendant, and this she the said plaintiff
prays may
Replication to
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
testify, and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
Executed this writ in the
on the
and
residence of
15 years of age.
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
testify, and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed this writ in the
on the
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We command you to attach
by
before the Judge of our
the
and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in
our said
plaintiff, and
the said
on the part of the said
The within witness
in my County
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We command you to attach
by
before the Judge of our
the
and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in
our said
plaintiff, and
the said
on the part of the said
Executed this attachment in the
of September 1842
Body of
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Now the plaintiff by her Counsel
case for the following reasons
1st
Because she has a good cause of action.
2nd
Because her former Counsel withdrew
the suit without her knowledge or
3rd
Because if the case is reinstated
she
a good cause of action
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said plaintiff, being duly sworn upon
her oath says, that she employed
eighteen hundred & forty one to bring suit for
her freedom, before this Honorable Court, wherein
services in said such she
and
of the time the case was to be called on
the
&forty four,
suit had been
further says that she has a good cause of
action as she is advised by her counsel
and that if her suit is reinstated and
she is
as she
out her case.
the
not
was to be absent or
or before the day of fixed for trial of said suit and
that she did not learn the
and further the
Sworn to and
this
and forty four.
motion to set aside nonsuit.
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
May
testify, and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Exd the
for Plff
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
testify, and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
testify, 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
Executed
fee
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
November 1844
testify, 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 herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed
fee 50cts
Executed this writ in the
copy thereof at the residence of
a white member of the family over the age of
fifteen years
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
testify, 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 herein you are in no wise to fail.
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We command you to attach
before the Judge of our
the
and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in
our said
the said
on the part of the said
Executed
fee $1.00
witness