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represents, that he was
of
of
petitioner was, that your petitioner is
now about the age of twenty
years old, that
years, your petitioner was
Sheriff of
on an
sold
with whom your petitioner continued to
reside until about
said
sold him to
as her property, and
rights, liberty & freedom, which he is informed
and
right to -
Court to
person, in order to
freedom in an action of false
against the said
&c.
duly sworn says that the facts set forth in
the annexed petition are
The Court being of opinion that the forgoing
petition of
sufficient matter to authorize the commencement
of a suit,
First, That
sue as a poor person to establish his right
to freedom, and assigns
& King as his counsel
Second. That the said
to attend his counsel and the Court
occasion may require; that he be not removed
out of the jurisdiction of the Court and that
he be not subject to any severity on account
of his application for freedom.
of the 8th Judicial
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complains of
on the
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty one,
aforesaid made an assault
plaintiff, and then and there imprisoned
him the said plaintiff and kept and detained
him in
time to wit for the
days there next following,
the laws of this state and against the
will of the said plaintiff. To the damage
of the said plaintiff one dollar and
therefore he
vs
Suit for freedom
Narr in false
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We command you to
she be found in your county, that she
be and appear
before the judge of our
held at the
day of
of
of trespass
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollar: And have you then there this writ.
The Court being of opinion, that the foregoing petition of
authorize the commencement of a suit makes the
following orders.
First That
as a poor person to establish his right to freedom and as
-signs Messrs. Risque, Murdoch & King as his counsel.
Second that the said
to attend his counsel and the court as
occasion
may require: that he be not removed out of the juris-
diction of the Court, and that he be not subject to
any severity on account of his application for freedom.
Judicial
Court of Com Pleas BK 13 p 204
vs
Summons
Suit for freedom
Executed this writ in the county of
it and the Petition Declaration and order of the Court
to
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And now at this day
comes the said plaintiff and by
first had
the said defendant at
aforesaid, on the
eighteen hundred & forty one
assaulted the said plaintiff and him then and there
took and imprisoned and
of his liberty and held him in
said day and year last aforesaid until the
fifth day of February
the said plaintiff
committing of the said
was and
defendant held, and still holds him the
the
plaintiff, and other
within that time did, against the
and to the plaintiffs damage one dollar
and therefore he brings suit
vs
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term
Court brought a suit in
right to freedom_ that the writ
Cause, was duly
by the
the said writ with the
as
entitled ``An act to
slavery to
defendant, the said petitioner was
1841
a watchman of
under the authority of the defendant
of
of this Court, and was taken to the
of
but the
Charge of
was no
escaped
him at
that he may be brought up under a
before this
be
as the said law
states that he
out of the jurisdiction of
this Court
warrant issues
being sworn says that the facts
in the forgoing petition
vs
warrant ordered to being plff before the
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Stricken out by order of
And the said defendant
in her own proper person comes and says that
this Court
says that
trespasses and false imprisonment in the
declaration mentioned and the said holding in
slavery therein
of a claim to the services of said plaintiff
under the laws of that State: and the said
plaintiff so being held by defendant to service
in
escaped
to the
of defendant & brought this suit: he the said
plaintiff never having resided in the
is ready to verify, wherefore she
prays
vs.
plea
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And the defendant by
her attorney comes and defends the force
injury when &C. and says that she is not
guilty of the said supposed
imprisonment in manner and
the said plaintiff hath above thereof complained against her, & of this she puts herself upon the country &.C.
vs
plea
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And the said plaintiff as to the
plea of the said defendant, and
whereof she puts herself upon the
Country doth the like
vs
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To the Hon
in above named case, pending
the Judge of the
the petitioner's
before the undersigned, &
in the foregoing petition & states
to beleive
the case above mentioned, & on account of the
cause
Given under my hand, this
vs
Affidavit for change of
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
1842
at the city of
wherein
plaintiff
defendant on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
vs
Subpoena for
Witnesses
Served this subpa on all
the witnesses this day
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
1842
at the city of
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.
Executed
vs
B. Christy
Subpa
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We command you to attach
by
before the Judge of our
the
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in
our said
plaintiff, and
the said
on the part of the said
vs
Attachment
for Dr C.
Not found
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Your petitioner
defendant in the above named case respect
fully asks
be awarded therein for the following
reason- Because the Judge of said
court is
named petitioner this day personally
appears before the under signed and
makes oath to the
petition, and that she has
cause to beleive that she cannot receive
a
of the
said petition.
vs
Petition for change
of