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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Your petitioner to
a woman of
in the state of
bought to the city of
of
the said
and
state of
with the said
twelve months or
to
by over John
by
to store to
to freedom prays
to institute
for eight to
never well not
said
This day
of color personally appeared before
a
aforesaid and nofe oath being first duly
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
It is hereby ordered that
the foregoing petition be permitted to
person to establish her right to freedom and
F. Shetter is assigned as her
reasonable liberty of attending her counsel whenever
it may be
to institute this
removed out of the
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
court complains of
and
and
of November in the year of our
with force and
the said
county of
there beat and
and left and detained her in
of fifteen days then
the
of the said
him of
defendants
and
to the plaintiff then and there did against
of the state and to the damage of
the said plaintiff $ 500 and therefore
vs
This is an
the
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
We command you to summon
of March next then and there to answer unto
woman of color who sues by permission of court of a plea of
to the damage of the said plaintiff Five Hundred dollars and have
you then there this writ
Executed this writ by reading it and the declaration
to
copy of the order of court 3rd Circuit in the
city of
my county
It is hereby ordered that
on the foregoing petition be permitted to sue as a poor person to establish her right to freedom
and
petitioner have reasonable liberty of attending her counsel whenever it may be necessary, that
she be not subjected to any severity on account of her application to institute this suit
and that she be not removed out of the Juridiction of this Court
Tenor Wshington
vs
and
This is an action of trespass for freedom
Read to H Scott 12th Jany
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And
comes the said
and
Says that he is not guilty of the said
Supposed
imprisonment in manner & form as the
said plaintiff hath above in declaring
the Country & c
plea not quilty