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            <title>Melinda vs. Rufus Pettibone</title>
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            <date type="filing" when="1825-06-02">June 2, 1825</date>
            <date type="term" when="1825-07">July Term 1825</date>
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                <caseTitle>Melinda vs. Rufus Pettibone</caseTitle>
                <date type="filing" when="1825-06-02">June 2, 1825</date>
                <date type="term" when="1825-07">July Term 1825</date>
                <party role="plaintiff">Melinda</party>
                <party role="defendant">Pettibone, Rufus</party>
                <causeAction type="civil">Trespass</causeAction>
                <caseNo/>
                <citation/>
                <court>St. Louis Circuit Court</court>
                <judge/>
                <clerk>Gamble, Archibald</clerk>
                <sheriff>Walker, John K.</sheriff>
                <sheriff>Brook, Robert</sheriff>
                <witness>Hatton, Charles B.</witness>
                <witness>Hatton, Sally</witness>
                <witness>Wingfield, Owen</witness>
                <witness>Voteau, Isaac</witness>
                <witness>Butter, John</witness>
                <witness>Butter, Betsy</witness>
                <witness>Whitesides, John</witness>
                <witness>Hatton, Mitchell</witness>
                <witness>Hatton, Ann</witness>
                <witness>Sanford, Michael</witness>
                <witness>Sanford, Theresa</witness>
                <witness>Whitesides, John</witness>
                <witness>Whitesides, Lucinda</witness>
                <attorney for="plaintiff">Bates</attorney>
                <attorney for="defendant"/>
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                    <legalTitle>Plaintiff's Complaint </legalTitle>
                    <author role="attorney">Bates </author>
                    <author role="sheriff">Walker, John K.</author>
                    <author role="clerk">Gamble, Archibald</author>
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                        <dateline>State of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                     <lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                     <lb/> In the <orgName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Circuit
                            Court</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </orgName> 
                     <date when="1825-07">July Term 1825</date>
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                    <p>
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> a free girl of color, held in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>slavery</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> who is permitted by the
                        court to sue, by <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Alexander Clark</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> her next friend as a poor person, who
                        by her Attorney<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Edward</orig>
                           </choice>
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                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Bates</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Isaac</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                        <persName>
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                        <persName>
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                        <orig>B. Hatton</orig>
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                        <orig>Owen</orig>
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                        <orig>Sally</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                        John Butter and <persName>
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                        <orig>Betsy</orig>
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                        <orig>John</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Mitchel</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                        <orig>Anne</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Michael</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Sanford</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Theresa</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>John</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Whitset</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                     </unclear> of our Lord
                            eighteen<lb/> hundred and twenty five,</date> with force and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        the county of <placeName>
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                  <lb/> linda, and then and there beat
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                     <supplied>imprisoned
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        there, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>without</supplied>
                  </unclear> any reasonable or <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>probable</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/>
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                     <supplied>kept</supplied>
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                     <supplied>de-</supplied>
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                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>tained</supplied>
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                        her in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>prison</supplied>
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                     <supplied>still</supplied>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>keep</supplied>
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                  <lb/> her in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                     <supplied>contrary</supplied>
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                     <supplied>laws</supplied>
                  </unclear> of this
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>and</supplied>
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                        and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>there</supplied>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>other</supplied>
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                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        did to her the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                     <supplied>peace</supplied>
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                        state, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                  <lb/> linda says she is
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                     <supplied>sustained</supplied>
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                  <lb/> damage to the amount
                        of five hundred dollars<lb/> ant therefore she <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <signed>Bates &amp; Mc Girk<lb/>
                            <abbr>Attys</abbr> for plff</signed>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Malinda</orig>
                           </choice>
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                        <abbr>vs</abbr>
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                        <orig>Pettibone</orig>
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                              <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Rufus</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Rufus</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Issac</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Voteau</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Theresa</orig>
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                        <placeName>
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                              <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        The other defendants<lb/>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        hereof <date when="1826-07-09">July 9th 1826</date>:</p>
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                        <signed>John R. Walker Shff</signed> Service - $3:00<lb/>
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                        <abbr>No</abbr> 13. <dateline>In the <orgName>
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                           <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                            <date when="1825-07">July Term 1825</date>
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                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                        <signed>Bates J. Mc Girk<lb/>
                            <abbr>Attys</abbr> P. S.</signed>
                        <dateline>filed <date when="1825-06-02">2nd June 1825</date>
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                        <signed>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archd Gamble</orig>
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                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>Ss</supplied>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>The</supplied>
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                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <placeName>
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                                 <orig>State</orig>
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                           <orig>of</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <placeName>
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                                 <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <supplied>Greeting</supplied>
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                     <supplied>We</supplied>
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                        <orig>Rufus Pettibone</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Charles</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>B</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Hatton</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                        <orig>Owen</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Wingfield</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                        <orig>Issac</orig>
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                        <orig>Betsy</orig>
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                        <orig>John</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>Michael</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Sanford</orig>
                           </choice>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Theresa</orig>
                     </choice>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>John</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Whitset</orig>
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                     <supplied>Whitesides</supplied>
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                     <supplied>Lucinda</supplied>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Whitesides</orig>
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                     <supplied>be</supplied>
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                     <supplied>Judge</supplied>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        answer <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>unto</supplied>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Alexander</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Clark</orig>
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                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>friend</supplied>
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                     <supplied>person</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> of a plea of
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>trespass</supplied>
                  </unclear> to the damage of said plaintiff
                        of five hundred dollars and<lb/> have you then there this writ.</p>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> clerk of our said<lb/> court at office this
                            <date when="1825-06-02">second day of June 1825</date>
                        <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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               <title>Summons of John Butter, Betsy Butter, Rufus Pettibone, Charles B.
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                        Whitesides, Mithcell Hatton, Ann Hatton, Michael Sanford, Theresa Sanford,
                        John Whitesides, Lucinda Whitesides </title>
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                        Hatton, Sally Hatton, Owen Wingfield, Sally Wingfield, Isaac Voteau, John
                        Whitesides, Mithcell Hatton, Ann Hatton, Michael Sanford, Theresa Sanford,
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                    <author role="sheriff">Brook, Robert</author>
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                           <orig>County of St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>State of
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                        <salute>To the Sheriff of the <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of Franklin</orig>
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                              <orig>Betsy</orig>
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                        <orig>Rufus Pettibone</orig>
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                        <orig>Charles B Hatton</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sally</orig>
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                        <orig>Owen Wingfield</orig>
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                        <orig>Sally</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                        <persName>
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                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>John</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
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                        <orig>Mitchel Hatton</orig>
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                        <orig>Anne</orig>
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                        <orig>Michael Sanford</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Theresa</orig>
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                        <orig>John</orig>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Whitset</orig>
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                        Whitesides, Lucinda<lb/> whitset alias whitesides that they be and appear
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>County of St Louis</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> a
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                  </unclear> by
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Alexander</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
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                  </unclear> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Clark</orig>
                     </choice>
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                     <supplied>trespass</supplied>
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                        the damage of said plaintiff of four hundred<lb/> dollars and have you then
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                        <dateline>Witness <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> clerk of our said<lb/> court at office
                            this <date when="1824-06-02">second day of June eighteen<lb/> hundred
                                and twenty four</date>
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                        <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <dateline>In the <orgName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </orgName>
                     <lb/>
                            <date when="1825-07">July term 1825</date>
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                        <abbr>No</abbr> 13 </opener>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/>
                        <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pettibone</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Issued</supplied>
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                        to the Sheriff the county of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <lb/>
                        <date when="1825-06-02">2nd June 1825.</date>
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                        <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archd Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robt</orig>
                     </choice>
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                     <supplied>John</supplied>
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                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Elizabeth</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> Butter his wife in Newport <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Township <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Franklin</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> coun<lb/> ty by reading the same to
                        them and in their hearing<lb/> an the <date when="1825-06-14">14th day of
                            June 1825</date>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Robert</orig>
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                     </persName> Brock Shff<lb/> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Franklin</orig>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <abbr>vs.</abbr>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Rufus</orig>
                           </choice>
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                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pettibone</orig>
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                    <p>and said Levi administrator<lb/> of levi Pettiborne <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>deceased</supplied>
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                     <supplied>wrong</supplied>
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                     <supplied>say</supplied>
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                        either of them<lb/> guilty of said trespass &amp; false <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
                     </choice>
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                  <lb/>
                        <abbr>vs.</abbr>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Pettibone</orig>
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                            others</supplied>
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                        <dateline>filed <date when="1826-04-12">April 12th 1826</date>
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                        <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
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                        <dateline>
                     <date when="1826-11">Nov Term 1826</date> of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis
                            Circuit</orig>
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                     <lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Court</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Malinda</orig>
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                        <abbr>vs.</abbr>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Rufus Pettibone</orig>
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                     <supplied>Lanford</supplied>
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                        Others</head>
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