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submitted to your honor
free woman,
free
in
petition last hand from her
Alabama, a free woman. petitioner states,
about one year old slave found as an
to
eleven years old or thereabouts, said Cottons younger & daughter married our
daughters married T Jefferson Gable. that
at the time of his death which took place two
years ago last September in Randolf County
was living with his son in law James Jefferson Isbel,
at whom hour who you petitioner then was that
she continued
Isbel
six months ago
Willam Isbel his brother, and carried
to sell him
said Isbel
free
to
Isbel
remained for about two week or was at the house of Felix
County
in the city of
say which
she may be allowed to sue as
in order
said
of
her as
tioner is informed and believes, and she prays therefore
and
for this freedom."
petitioner being sworn says
in the forgoing petitioner are true
knowledge and
person
as her counsel
liberty
require
her application for freedom
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to
her, the said plaintiff and kept and detained
her
or probable cause whatsoever
following contrary
ans still
dant
the plaintiffs damage ten dollars and
she brings suit &c
Damage
The petition of
claimed as a slave by
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We command you to
if he
he be and appear
before the Judge of our
held at the
day of
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollars: And have you then there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at
Verdict for Deff
Summons
It
person to establish her right to freedom
and
Counsel. Seconds that the said
the Court as occasion may
that
she be not
on account
freedom
Executed this writ in the county of
offering to read it and the
he refused to hear and also by reading
the order of the judge
of this writ.
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The
Statue by
is discharged from the
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Know all men by these presents that me
is
and be
full sum of
and each of our
and
a
said
have
Court and shall not be
of the Court when
shall not be
her
ance to be
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examinaion, for the writ of
against you, upon the petition of
a certain
if you fail to do
given of its contents.
Served this notice in the county of
on the
a true copy
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You are hereby commanded, that you have the body of
the woman
her liberty, as the office of the
aforesaid on Monday the
clock A. M. together with the time and the cause of such
restraint and
shall then and there consider and
I
the
certify that I have on this
1844
is a true copy to
Served
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And the said
attorney
and
that he is not
guilty of the said
land to his charge or
any or
of them
or any part thereof in
man
plaintiff hath above thereof
lained against
this he the said defendant puts
himself upon the country
Plea Not Guilty
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And the
dant stands on
cause for
1
2
vit
3
sed affidavit
icial
4
the
person
an
who is a
5
Judge
to
6
in
and unsuffered
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You are hereby notified, that Depositions of Witnesses to be read in evidence in the above cause,
on the part of the
in the
day of
afternoon: and that the taking of said depositions, if not completed on that day, will be continued
from day to day at the same place and between the same hours, till completed.
Served the within
of
by
over the age of fifteen years.
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Know Ye, that we, in confidence of your prudence and fidelity, do, by these presents,
authorize you to cause to come before you, to be examined as witnesses in a cause depending
in our
plaintiff, and
defendant, all
and every such person, and at such time and place, as shall be named to you for that purpose
by the said
Attorney or Agent. And we command you to examine all and every such person upon his
oath or solemn affirmation first made or taken before you, to testify the whole truth touching
his knowledge of any thing relating to the said matter in controversy between the said par-
ties;
and that you do take such his examination and reduce the same into writing. When
you shall have so taken his examination, you are to cause the witness to sign the same, and to that and each examination, at the foot thereof, you are to append your certificate, setting
forth the facts that the examination was subscribed and sworn to or affirmed by the witness,
and the day, as well as between what hours of the day, on which it was done, as also the
place of residence of the witness, if known to you. Should any paper or exhibit be pro-
duced or proven, or be referred to by the witness, you are to describe the same in his exami-
nation, or cause it to be so marked by him, as to establish its identity, and attach the same
to his examination. The examinations thus taken you will cause to be accompanied by a
certificate of your official character, attested by the seal of State; or, should it be more con-
venient, such authentication and proof of your official character may be made by the certifi-
cate and seal of the clerk of any court of record of any county of the State, District or Ter-
ritory in which you reside, stating also, in addition to the facts of his being clerk and that the
court is one of record, that, at the time when the depositions were taken, you were an acting
judge, (or other such officer to whom this commission is addressed,) and duly commissioned as
such. And you will return the same and all exhibits produced to you, annexed hereto, care-
fully closed up and under your seal, directed to the Clerk of the
county of
The
affect, by the
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Deposition
the said County, in a certain cause now pending in the
of the
defendant, on the part of the
examined on the paid of the
up the
about two weeks, when I saw him again;
He then came
what I would give him for said
He told me at that time, that he brought her
from
from his brother, residing in that state,
and that he had a bill of sale for
her, and offered her to me, for four
hundred or four hundred and fifty
dollars. I don't remember exactly, what
of these amounts it was. Subsequently,
I met
understood, that their girl was free__ he
then stated, that she was born free, and was
by a Court in the State of Alabama.
the latter
in the charge of one
he brought
Isabel
the plaintiff, was not for sale. A short-
time
days
up the
about two weeks, when I
He then came to
what
He told me at that time, that he
from
from his
and that he
her.
hundred or four hundred and fifty
dollars. I
of these amounts it was.
I met
understood, that this
then
was
the state of
she was
by the person to whom she was
brother
she was
to him. At the same
time
three years to
fifty dollars. Somethime after this suit
was brought, I called upon
in
me, that he
her appearence at Court,
left her in his charge,_ and that of
he were
he
girl looked to be sixteen or seventeen
mulatto,-nearly
selling
States that there
arose from the
W. Curle stated
except
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residence is
the whole
the
afore said; and that his deposition was
him, in any
of May 1845
afternoon, at my Office in the
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And the said defendant
by
the
as
the following
1 Because there was no notice given the
of the time and place of taking the
2 Because the notice
al & unofficial
3 Because the
of
4 Because the
5 Because
other
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And the said defendant by his atty cause
and moves the Court to
following reason
1 Because the petition filed
shows the deft nor a man under the age twenty
one
against said deft
2 Because said petition & proceedings
are in other
insufficient
Norten to
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
fee $2.00
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before
the Judge of our
testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the
part of
and herein you are in no wise to
fail.
and for
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You are hereby commanded, that seeting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before the Judge of our
at the
testify, and the truth to say in a ceratin matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of
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on the
attendance now is ten any whereof known
on where he can safely
the
in
he count Feby 8th to have witness the testimony of said
witness that said witness is not
he believes he
deposition
but-since the
to
New
witness has been at Havana
affavit states that owing
life
he has not been able
ant states that this continuance is
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The
persons
from the
is not
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That
that the
and that the
her term of
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she
wife of
out any him
she was
out any
that
itself entitle the plff
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If the
the plaintiff was claimed and held in
claimed she
was taken to the
is
But if the
the plaintiff was taken to the
Kept and held as before stated,
sent
That if the
of
should be taken together, and that the admissions of the
defendant or
Instruction given in trial