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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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.
plains of
for that the said
thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
with force and arms mode an assault
county of
and obtained him a person there without
any
for a long space of time to
space of three months the west follow
ing controvy to the
the well of the
of the
and after
state and to the damage of the said
The within named petitioner is allowed to sue as a poor person for the purpose of establishing his right to freedom, and I do hereby asign
to attend his counsel and the court that he be not removed out of the
be not subject to any severity on account of his application for freedom.
1837
A true copy of the order
We command you to summon
our Honorable
within and for the county aforesaid on the second Monday of July next, then and there to answer unto
of a plea of trespass on the case to the damage of said plaintiff of one thousand dollars, and have you then there
this writ.
Executed this writ on the
in the
& by offering to read the petition
laration to
refused to hear them read & acknowledged the
service thereof
Service $ 1.00
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The within named petitioner is allowed to
as a poor person for the purpose of establish
ing his right to freedom and I do hereby
Counsel and the Court that he be not removed
out of the
he be not
of his application for freedom
vs
Petition for
bring suit to establish
right to freedom
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
To the Honorable
of the
that he was
by the laws of
and & futher states that
and
of
to the state of
years
and that the said
and that the said
will grant him been to
is order to establish his right to freedom
and that your
as the statute provides which
This day the petitioner personally
approved your we and being first duly
sworn and such
to
to the
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
And the said defendant by gamble his attorney
comes and defends the force, and injury when and says
he is not
This charge in manner and form as the said plaintiff hath
above thereof
himselfupon the County
And for further plea in this behalf the said defendant
says that the said plaintiff ought not to have or maintain
his aforesaid action against him because he says that at the
time of the committing ofthe said supposed
in the declaration mentioned the said plaintiff was a
slave without that that at the said time the said plaintiff
was a free person in manner and form as he has in his said
declaration alledged and this the said defendant is ready
to verify wherefore heprays judgment on.
vs
This is an
for false imprisonment
brought by
to freedom the
Pleas with drawn & Judgment by
4.20
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person
before the Judge of our
at the city of
and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defedant on the part of
and have you then and there this writ.
The within named
found
3 nonests $ = 371/2
Louis Stubbes
vs
WM