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 November Term 1831 July 26, 1831

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 Henry vs. William Dallam November Term 1831 July 26, 1831 Henry Dallam, William Trespass Assault and Battery False Imprisonment 8 St. Louis Circuit Court Carr, William C. Gamble, Archibald Walker, John Newman, John Brown, George 6741, 6742 ED performed final review of legal encoding JO deciphered vendor's unclear tags through entire document. JO proofread and corrected transcription errors through entire document. EC added legal information 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.

 Summons Newman, John Gamble, Archibald Walker, John St. Louis Circuit Court

William Dallam not found in my County 12th Nov 1831

No 8 St Louis Circuit Court November Term 1831

Hennry (by next friend) vs William Dallam Declaration

Filed 26th July 1831 Archibald Gamble Clerk

This is an action of trespass assault   battery of false imprisonment Damage $ 500 Issue or summons

Complaint Summons

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 Complaint Newman, John St. Louis Circuit Court Summons Gamble, Archibald Carr, William C. St. Louis Circuit Court In the St Louis Circuit Court County of St Louis , Set, November Term 1831

Henry a boy of colour and an infant under the age of twenty one years by George Brown his next friend complains of William Dallam of a plea of trespass assault   battery   false imprisonment, for that heretofore, to wit, on the second day of July in the year Eighteen hundred   thirty one at the county of aforesaid, the said Defendant with force and arms made an assault upon the said plaintiff   then   there   beat wounded   ill treated the said plaintiff and there   there with force   arms falsely and unlawfully imprisoned the said plaintiff   Kept him   detained him in prison there without any lawful authority or cause for a long space of time, to wit for the space of ten days there next resuming - and said plaintiff further says that before   at the time of the committing of the said several grievances he was   still is a free person   that said Defendant held and detained   still holds   detains him in slavery wherefore the said plaintiff says he is greatly injured   hath sustained damage to five hundred Dollars and therefore he sues   etc

John Newman Esq The State of Missouri County of Saint Louis . ss To the Sheriff of the county of Saint Louis Greeting

We Command you to summon William Dallam 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 Saint Louis on the fourth Monday of November next then and there to answer unto Henry a boy of color and infant under the age of twenty one years by George Brown his next friend of a plea of trespass assault and battery of false imprisonment to the damage of the said plaintiff of Five hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Circuit Court at Office this Twenty Sixth day of July One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty one Archibald Gamble Clerk

copy of the order of the Judge permitting plaintiff to sue

State of Missouri - Third Judicial Circuit to wit; It is hereby ordered that on the foregoing petition that the subscribers thereto Henry Sally and Margaret be permitted to sue as poor persons by George Brown their next friend to establish their right to freedom and John Newman Esq is assigned as their counsel it is also ordered moreover that said Henry Sally and Margaret shall have reasonable liberty to attend their counsel and the court when occasion may require   that said Henry Sally and Margaret shall not be removed out of the Jurisdiction of the Circuit court of St Louis County nor be subjected to any severity because of their application for freedom- Swon under my hand this 22 day of July A,D, 1831

Will C Carr