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August Term
of the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and, twenty
an assault upon the said
Louis in the county aforesaid
seized and
her the said
long space of time to writ for the space of
and there forced and compelled the said
imprisoned the said
detained her in
to writ the space of the five days last aforesaid
contrary to the statute in that case made and
prevented from pursuing her
but was also
fied and injured to writ at
county aforesaid and also for that the said
space of time to writ for the space of nine days
then next following contrary to the
territory and against the will of the said
and other wrongs to the said
there did, to the great damage of the said
ney saith the is injured and hath sustained
damage to the amount of one thousand
dollars and therefore she sues
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vs
This is an action
of trespass with
force and arms
let a
mons
Peck att for
of
We
and there to answer unto
of a plea of
plaintiff One Thousand Dollars and have you then there
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The Petition of
a woman of colour humbly represents that
on the
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
seventeen
owned as a slave. That at the said date in
the Town and
said
Petitioner as aforesaid) a certain conversa-
tion was had and moved by and between
the said Jennings and a certain
Donner concerning the
of your Petitioner when i
agreed by and between the said
sum of three hundred dollars by the said
and in consideration that it was the desire
and
your Petitioner should be
at such time and on the fulfilment of the
condition herein after mentioned on the be
half of your Petitioner that is to say when
your Petitioner should pay to the said Sam
uel Donner the
earning the same for the said
should be free and emancipated. and your
Petitioner States for the consideration aforesaid
and with the intention aforesaid as will more
freely appear by an
parties under their hands and seals containing
the stipulating and covenants to the effect aforesaid a
copy of which is here to the court
and desired to be taken as a part of this Peti
tion. your Petitioner was transferred and the
your Petitioner states that since she has been
So transferred she has
a large
ed by her work and labour as a hired servant
by the said Donner a large amount of money
to and for the use of the said Donner and
by him actually received and your Petitioner
by her paid to the said Donner (as apart of
the amount in the said
by her to be paid to the said Donner and the
amount by the said Donner received for her
work and labour as a hired servant as a
foresaid
the whole considerably more than the said
sum of three hundred dollars the sum
before her
indenture is specified and your Petitioner
humbly insists that she according to the
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tentrain of the said indenture is intended
to her freedom yet your Petitioner states
the said
standing (he well
retains and keeps her as a slave and refuses
to allow her for freedom your Petitioner
therefore prays that she may be permitted
to
and your Peitioner will ever pray
Petition
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and the
ney comes and defends the force and
injury when
not guilty of the said supposed
any
as the said
complained against him and of this
he the said
self upon the country se
ads
Of colour-
Plea
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
court on the
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
is
and
the
vs
Donner
John Bothick
not found
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You are hereby commanded to summon
court on the
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
vs
and
the
vs
Donner
not
sequence of the
sudden adjourn-
ment of the court
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
court on the
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
is
and
the
vs
Donner
not served in
consequence of
the sudden
adjournment
of court
Dec. 1820
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You are hereby commanded to summon
Willams
court on the
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
is
and
the
ara Shope
(alias
on the
on
the
in the
Bon
&
not found
vs
Saml Donner
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
court on the
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
is
and
the
Served this writ
On
vs
Donner
Served this writ on
Horatio
On the
on
on the
Paddock senr
by delivering
residence in
Township
my county
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
court on the
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
is
and
18
vs
Donner
Served this
Bothick on the
February
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
woman of
and
the
Served this writ on
April 1821.
ton
reading and an
reading by
April 1821
in my county
vs Saml-Donner
plea
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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 circuit
court
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
plaintiff, and
vs
Saml Donner
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
And the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
is
and
the
&
Donner
On
it
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We command you to attach
before the judge of our circuit court now sitting at the town of
within and for the county of
tending as a witness in a case of
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the
summoned by the sheriff of the said county, and have you then there this
writ.
vs S Donner
The
and Barbara Shope
Alias
now before the
court
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
a
and
the and have you then and there this writ.
S Donner
served this writ
on
Guyol on the
1811.
it to
the township
of st Louis
Thomas Williams
not found in
this County
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We command you to attach
if
Before the judge of our circuit court now sitting at the town of
within and for the country of St. Lonis, then there to answer unto the
as a witness in a case of
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the
summoned by the sheriff of the said country, and have you then there this
writ.
Attachment for
Served this
on John
in the
ship of
and have his
body before the
court this
day of April
1821.
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Be it remembered that on the trial of this
cause the plaintiff offered in evidence a certain
indenture executed by and between Jennings
Beckwith and
following to
This indenture
and
woman named
doth hereby emancipate and
discharges her from all manner of obligation of
conditions and at the expiration of the following time, that
is to say. That whereas
paid to
dred dollars. Now when the said
him the said
and fifty Dollars, then she is to be free
until which time she is to be the property of the said
and
ner shall not
of her being free the moment she is sold as a slave
But the said Donner may
she pays the aforesaid sum of money to writ, three
hundred and fifty dollars or what way be the
balance at the time she is thus
“
to which indenture there was but one subscribing
ever to have been proven or acknowledged in court
or to have been recorded in any court whatever
but the same has been recorded in the recorder
office of St Louis County. To the reading of
which indenture in evidence the defendant
by his counsel objected, But the Court over
ruled the objection and decided that the same
might be read in
done accordingly. To which decision of the Court
the defendantly his counsel
tendered this his
that the same might be signed
of the record. And be it also remembered that
at the trial of the said cause
given on the part of the plantiff to prove that
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times receive money from various persons for
the hire of the said
that the said defendant by his counsel requested
the Court to
going to prove that matter was
to this cause and ought to be disregarded
by them in making of their verdict
but the court refused to give such
and directed the jury that if
had
the amount of three hundred fifty dollars
it was sufficient to
for the plantiff
to which opinion and
decision of the court the defendant by
his counsel
same might be
the record which is done accordingly
Bill of
Exceptions
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To attending as a
5 days ------- $5.00
vs
Donner
$5.00
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the