Julia, alias Mary Ann, and infant, by and through her next friend, Phillis v. Robert Duncan and Sally Adams This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 August 24, 1836 July Term 1836

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 Julia, alias Mary Ann, and infant, by and through her next friend, Phillis v. Robert Duncan and Sally Adams August 24, 1836 July Term 1836 Julia, alias Mary Ann Duncan, Robert Adams, Sally False Imprisonment Assault Battery Trespass 141 St. Louis Circuit Court Ruland, John Johnston, J.D. Phillis Unknown KT removed comment tags, added caseTitle, and moved legalFunction tags PM Proofread through lines 27,31,69,70,71,73,78,81 MB added legal information - done CM performed final review of legal encoding Petition

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 Petition Julia, alias Mary Ann Phillis Ruland, John Johnston, J.D. St. Louis Circuit Court To the Hanorable Luke E Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri

Your Petition Phillis a free woman of color an behalf of her daughter Julia otherwise Mary Ann and infant represants to your honor that her said daughter in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County an said state bought her suit for freedom against Duncan said Duncan in said suit plead that said Julia Mary Ann was his slave & such proceedings had in said suit that judgment of liberation was renderd in said suit in of said Julia Mary Ann against said Robert Duncan and all present claiming by through an under him your petition says that she is deserved of having the charge care and custody of her said child that said Robert Duncan & our Sally Adams who lived & has for many years past lived said Duncan as his wife hold & detain said Julia otherwise Mary Ann on them custody unlawfully & aganist the child of said Julia otherwise Mary Ann your Petitioner therefore prays that a circuit of carpus requiring said Robert Duncan & Sally Adams to bring said Julia otherwise Mary Ann your & that such proceding may his therefore had as the law Requires

> Phillis her X mark

The above named an her oath say that the falls me the above Petition stated are true

> Phillis her X mark Sworn to & subscribed in open court Aug24-1836 - John Ruland Clerk

book 8. page 116

No 141 St. Louis Circuit Court July Term 1836 Julia alias Mary Ann vs Robert Duncun & Sally Adams

Filed 21th August 1836

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 Answer Duncan, Robert Ruland, John St. Louis Circuit Court In the matter of Julia alias Mary Ann on Habeas Corpus St. Louis Circuit Court

In return to the Habeas in this cause Robert Duncan and sally adams state that said Julia is & has her from infancy with them: that she was sold to said Robert on the 10th December 1822 by John L. Sutton and after said for freedoms and obtained it by of this court that she was there sickly and said Robert and sally wished to have her taken off of their hands, but could not find any person who wants take her, neither the count or the city anthorities : that they kept her since while she was helpless and supported her ; that she is, and has been under no restraint and no is used over her ; but that she wishes to stay with then respondents not to go with the person calling her mother that there respondents from humanity kept & supported her for many years when she was a burden on their hands and an expense and do not wish to turn her away, or to influence her to go from them

Robert Duncan sworn to and subscribed in open court 27 August 1836. John Ruland Clerk

writ discharged book 8 page 119

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