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 July Term 1828 April 4, 1828

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 Edmund vs. John Reynolds, July Term 1828 April 4, 1828 Edmund, by his next friend Reynolds, John Trespass False Imprisonment 11 St. Louis Circuit Court Gamble, Archibald Simpson, R. Charliss ED performed final review of legal encoding TY deciphered most of vendor's unclear tags throughout entire document TY proofread and corrected transcription errors through entire document TY found no index of returns references through entire document EC added legal information Complaint 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.

 Complaint Charliss St. Louis Circuit Court Summons Gamble, Archibald Charliss Simpson, R. St. Louis Circuit Court In the St Louis circuit Court County of St Louis Set. July Term 1828

Edmund a free boy of Colour who is permitted by the Court to sue by his next friend as a poor person by his attorney Charless assigned as Counsel by the court, complains of John Reynolds of a plea of trespass for that the said defendant heretofore to wit on the first day of January eighteen hundred and twenty eight, with force and arms at the city of St Louis unlawfully an assault did make upon the body of said Edmund and then and then did beat bruise and ill- treat him said Edmund and then and then imprisoned him said Edmund and kept and detained him in prison without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever against the will of said Edmund and has ever since kept and detained him said Edmund in prison and still keeps and detains him in prison against his will without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever contrary to the laws of this state And the said plaintiff aver that before and at the time of the committing of the said several grievances he was and still is a free person, and that the defendant holds and detained him in SlaveryAnd the said defendent other wrongs then and there did to him said Edmund against the peace and dignity of the state wherefore the said Edmund says he is injured and has sustained damages to the amount of one hundred dollars and therefore he sues Charless Jr. Atty per querente

The State of missouri County of St Louis To the Sheriff of St Louis County greeting

We command you to summon John Reynolds that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term thereof to be held at the City of St Louis within and for the county of St Louis on the fourth monday of July next then and there to answer unto Edmund a free boy of color of a plea of Trespass wherefore the said Edmund says he is injured and has sustained damages to the amount of one Hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald gamble clerk of our said court at office this 4th day of April 1828 Archibald gamble clerk No 55 st Louis Circuit Court July Term 1828

Edmund vs John Reynolds

This is an action of Trespass & false imprison ment- damages $ 100 Let a summons issue

Charless Atty for plaintiff Filed 4th April 1828 Archibald Gamble Clerk July 12.1828 John Reynolds not found in my county R Simpson Shff