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Petition for freedom
leave to sue as poor person
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Plaintiff states that he is
entitled to his freedom; that he was born in
the City of
was born free; that the defendant
He
Court by a suitable
from the
and he prays that he be allowed to sue as a
order on the said
plaintiff have reasonable liberty to attend his
Counsel and this Court, as occasion may require
that he, the plaintiff be not removed out of
the juridiction of this Court, and that he, the plain
tiff be not subject to any severity on account
of this his application for freedom: and that this
Honorable Court will grant unto him such other
and further relief as unto the Court may
& proper.
John
oath that the matters and things
petition as therein stated, he believes to be true.
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Petition for Freedom.
Now comes the plaintiff by his
attorney and files a petition for
freedom, and the Court being of opinion that the said pe
tition contains sufficient matter to authorize the commencement
of a suit, doth order that said petitioner be allowed to sue as
a poor person, and that he have reasonable liberty to attend
his Counsel and the Court as occasion may require and that
he be not removed out of the jurisdiction of this Court, and be
not subjected to any severity on account of his application
for freedom.
I,
County aforesaid certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the order in the above entitled cause as fully
as the same remains of record in my office.
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We command you to summon
to appear
before the Judge of our
held in the
complaint of
as set forth in the annexed petition: and have you then there and this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the case of
Witness my hand and seal, at
Feby
evidence of
Isham
Executed this Writ in the
on the
of this Writ and petition as furnished By the Clerk
to
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Do. No. 457
It is
torneys for the plaintiff and defendant in the
above entitled cases, that John
now be entered as the
next friend of the plaintiff in each case, and
the cases shall proceed, in all respects, as
the said John
the Court at the Commencement of the suits and
had
brought in his name as next friend of said plain
tiffs:
And I, John
accept the above named
name to be used according to the above agreement.
Filed
S. Rice Clk
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In case 456 & 457 -
vs same,
litem for plaintiffs, and said
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vs
Answer of
defendant
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Defendant for
petition of plaintiff states & says as follows.
He
freedom - He
free. He
free. He admits that plaintiff was born
in the
of plaintiff as his slave, and that
said plaintiff was born, while his
mother was the slave of defendant.
-that he never set the defendant free
and that he said plaintiff now is
always been
that the mother of plaintiff
off out of this state several years ago
and
plaintiff's return to this state he
caused him to be
his slave and
safe keeping and while in jail the plaintiff
obtained
stated he believes to be true
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
v
Wit: for Plaintiff:
in 456 & 457 of
Returns to this Term :
Served, T.E.
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
vs
Augusten
Wit on Plaintiff,
for 456 & 457 of
Returns to this Term :
Served, T. E.
Sheriff
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before oru
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Served, T. E.
Sheriff
v
Wit for Plaintiff,
for 456 & 457 of
Returns to this Term :
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Do
Do.
Now comes the said next friend
John
above entitled causes, and being
on his oath says, that he has
entire
with said cases of a Kind which it
torney, and that in as much as the said
set for trial in the
intersets of the plaintiffs in said causes would
be greatly
s
to
informed & believes that said
for
duty- This affiant
said
some other day in this
next friend
vs
Affidavit of next
friend
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed
vs
Defts Witnesses
Received
9th
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed
vs
Defts. Witnesses
John Newcomb
(
Dr
25 City Market
Received
A.M
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed
vs
Evans
Deft's Witness
Received
at 11 O clock
A.M
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you
appear before our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said Court,
wherein
defendant on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
Executed
vs
Defts. Witnesses
Received
at 11 O Clock
A.M
Produce
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-
-
or
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And now
and, by leave of the Court here first
had, files this his
to the plaintiffs Petition and states
that he
the above named plaintiff, is en
titled to his freedom, and that
defendant unlawfully
plaintiff in slavery. Defendant
or dunits that said plaintiff was
born in the City of
but denies that said plaintiff
was born free.
Defendant for further answer
at the time of the
plaintiff held and
mother of the plaintiff as his slave;
that some years ago the said
mother of the plaintiff removed
said plaintiff, or caused him to
be
that plaintiff was dead; that so
soon as the return of plaintiff to this state
came to the
defendant, defendant caused
him to be
lodged in jail as his, defendants,
slave and soon thereafter, that
is to say, on or about the
day of June in the year 1859,
without notice that said plaintiff claimed to be free defendant sold and
said plaintiff as a slave to me
Alexander Williams and that
plaintiff is now the property of the
said Williams.
named defendant, makes oath
and says that the aforegoing
and the matters therein, as stated,
he
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456
In the
Now comes the plaintiff
in each of the above entitled cases, &
moves the Court to strike out the
Amended
in said
Amended
filed in said
different issues in
Isham
Augustus
Julia Shaw
Same
Motion to
out the Amended
said
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C.C.
for Isham
duly sworn, on his oath
formed and believes, that they Alexander Williams
refered to in the Amended
by defendant in the cases of Isham
of this State.
Isham
Augustus
Julia Shaw
Same
Affidavit of
non-residence of
Alexander Williams
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Committed by Sheriff
Delivered to Sheriff
being 90 days at 30
$ 27.00.
State.
vs
Committed by Sheriff
Keeping
Delivered to
Sheriff
being 12 days at 30¢ per day $ 3.60
$ 30.60
14.
50.50
15.25
65.75
57.50
8.25
47.50
5.00
$ 52.20
14.00
66.50
5.00
71.50
52.50
5.00
57.50
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Geo McPhetridge
Jas Bray
J P Casselly
W Duly
Fredk Peters
R. McLane
J
P Helgenburg
Edw Haren
A J Noble
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Refused
If at the time of the execution of the Bill
of Sale read in evidence
July Ann were Confined in the Jail
of St Louis County as
and if it was part of the
Sale, that the defendant should
Cause
to the plaintiff on his application
for them to the said
Jail and if the plaintiff on the
day of the sale made application
accordingly to said
Jail, who refused to deliver them
because he had been notified
of the intention of the said
and July Ann, to apply to the
Judge of the
for Leave to sue for their freedom
and such application was made
and Leave
ordered to be
plaintiff is entilled to recover
Instructions
Refused
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Given
If the Jury find from the evidence
that
of sale of the negros - that
purchase money - that
the Sheriff or the Jailor to deliver the negros
to (him)
with
order
to deliver the negros to
called for then & if they
this is a complete
negroes and plaintiff cannot
non
vs
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Given
If the jury find from the evidence that there was
no
entitled to
they be satisfied from the evidence
that the price, at which the
plaintiff purchased said slaves
was nineteen hundred and fifty
dollars -that of that sum
twelve hundred dollars was
paid by the plaintiff to the
defendant and that the
balance Seven hundred and
fifty dollars was paid over by
the plaintiff to Newcomb
and
including Jail fees and
attorney fee by the direction and
order of the defendant, then
the plaintiff is entitled to a
and fifty dollars with
from the
when the same was paid
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Refused
Even if the Jury are satisfied
from the evidence that the Defendant
procured an order from the Sheriff on
the Jailor for the
to the plaintiff when the
call for them, and the Jailor promised
to comply therewith, get if when applied
to for that purpose he refused to deliver
them to the Plaintiff, the mere fact of
such promise,
evidence that the Plaintiff accepted or
treated the same as a delivery, would
not
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vs
Evans
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Alexander Williams vs
We the jury in said case find for the Plaintiff
in the sum of nineteen Hundred and fifty dollars
with Interest from the
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Refused
In case it should appear that
there was no
the plaintiff can only recover the consideration
mentioned in the bill of sale