Susan v. Simon Parker This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 July 05, 1832 July Term 1832

The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.

 Susan v. Simon Parker July 05, 1832 July Term 1832 Susan Parker, Simon Suit for Freedom 5 St. Louis County Court Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Unknown MK deciphered vendor's unclear tags through entire document MK proofread and corrected transcription errors through entire document MP added legal description KT removed comment tags, etc. CM performed final review of legal encoding APJ checked vertical and horizontal rends Summons

This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.

 Summons Easton, Rufus St. Louis County Court County of Saint Louis Ss The state of Missouri To the Sheriff of the County of Saint Louis Greeting

We command you to summon Simon Parker that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next November term thereof to be held at the City of St. Louis within and for the County of Saint Louis on the fourth monday of November next then and there to answer unto Susan of a plea of Tresspass, wherefore she says she is injured and hath sustained damage in the amount of Five hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witnes Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Circuit Court at Office this Twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two Archibald Gamble Clerk

The defendant not found in my county

10th Nov 1832 Jn. County of St. Louis Ss The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of St. Louis County Greeting

We command you as we have here before commanded you to summon Simon, Parker that he be and appear before the judge of our Circuit Court at the next term thereof to be held at the City, of S Louis within and for the County , of St. Louis on the fourth monday of March next then and there, to answer unto Susan a woman of colour of a plea of tresspass, with force and arms to the damage of said plaintiff of five hundred dollars, and have, you then there this writ

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