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 April 4, 1835 July Term 1835

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 Sally McClain, a woman of color v. Robert Cohen April 4, 1835 July Term 1835 McClain, Sally Cohen, Robert Trespass Assault Battery False Imprisonment 12 St. Louis Circuit Court Lawless, Luke E. Gamble, Archibald Brotherton, James Brotherton, M. Bird, Gustavus A. Spalding, Josiah KT removed comment tags, added caseTitle, and moved legalFunction tags JO deciphered vendor's unclear tags throughout entire document. TPT added legal info CM performed final review of legal encoding Complaint of Plaintiff Sally McClain Certificate of Execution

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 Complaint of Plaintiff Sally McClain Lawless, Luke E. McClain, Sally Cohen, Robert Bird, Gustavus A. Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court Summons of Defendant Robert Cohen Lawless, Luke E. McClain, Sally Cohen, Robert Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court Certificate of Execution McClain, Sally Cohen, Robert Brotherton, James Brotherton, M. St. Louis Circuit Court State of Missouri Circuit Court third Judicial Circuit term AD 1835

St Louis County Ss Sally Mellvin a woman of color by Bird her attorney complains of Robert Cohen of a plea of trespass on the case for that heretofore to wit on the third a day of April in the year of eighteen hundred & thirty five at St Louis . The aforesaid defendant with force & arms an assault did make & her the said Sally did then & there beat wound & ill treat & unlawfully imprison & hath kept & detained her in prison there from the day last aforesaid until this day And the plaintiff avers that at & before the commiting said several grievances the defendant was & still is a free person & that the plaintiff held & detained & still holds & detains her in slavery wherefore the plaintiff says she is greatly injured & hath sustained Damage to five hundred dollars & therefore she sues &c GA Bird atty

gamble Clerk county of Saint Louis Ss The State of Missouri To the sheriff of the county of Saint Louis greeting

We command you to summon Robert Cohen that he be and appear before the Judge of our circuit court at the next term therof to be held at the city of St Louis witiin and for the county of Saint Louis on the fourth Monday of July next then and there to answer unto Sally Mellvin a woman of color of a plea of trespass on the case wherefore the plaintiff says she is greatly injured and hath sustained damage to five Hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Circuit Court at office this forth day of April in the year one thousand eight Hundred and thirty five Archibald Gamble Clerk

Executed this writ by reading it and the declaration to Robert Cohen on the 4th day of April 1835 in the county of St. Louis

J. Brotherton Shff By M Brotherton D Shff service '1.00 No 12 Saint Louis Circuit Court July term 1835 Sally Mellvin vs Robert Cohen

Action of assault & battery false imprisonment Damage ' 500 the clerk will please issue a summons GA Bird plffs atty

Filed 4th April 1835 Archibald Gamble Clerk Reply of Defendant Robert Cohen

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 Reply of Defendant Robert Cohen McClain, Sally Cohen, Robert Spalding, Josiah Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court St. Louis Circuit Court July term 1835 Sally Melvin Robert Coan sued by the name of Robert Cohen July Term 1835

And the defendent by his attorney comes and defends the wrong & injury when &c., & he says that he is not guilty of the said supposed trespasses above laid to his charge in manner and form as the said plaintiff hath complained against him & of this he puts himself upon the county &c.

filed july 14th 1835 J. Fielding atty for Deft No 12 July, term 1835 St. Louis circuit Court Sally McLain vs Robert Coan

plea not guilty

K. Fielding

atty filed july 14 1835 A Gamble clk

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