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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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within and for the
Sheweth that he is by birth entitled to his freedom by
being born of a
in
and ninety one or there abouts, the said
trader to his trading post at
Northwestern Territory of the
river
took place abut
the Year
that
after the death of said
brought down to
a trader who sold her
as a slave to a Certain
of an Ordinance of
the Congress of the
entitled an Ordinance for the
government of the
Territory Northwest of the River
1787
as his slave
and was afterwards sold by said
as his slave aforesaid
to one
since decreased. Your
Petitioner of
the death of said
personal
Estate of said
and
adjudicated to one
been and now is held as a slave. Wherefore he
prays that he may be
permitted to sue as a poor person
for the obtaining of his freedom, and
that Your honor
will make an order that he have reasonable liberty
to attend his Counsel and the Court and that he shall not
be subjected
to any severity on account of his application for
freedom, nor be
The Petitioner has leave to
he is permitted to sue as a poor person.
is assigned to him as Counsel
It is ordered by the Court that he have reasonable liberty to
attend his Counsel and the Court, as
he shall not be removed out
be subjected to any severity on account of his application for
freedom
vs
Petition for freedom
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of
For that the said defendant on the
of May A.D. 1843
with force & arms & made an assault
the said plaintiff & then
& there beat
ill treated him,
& then & there imprisoned
him & detained him in
prison there with
out any reasonable or probable cause what
ten hours then next following
contrary
to the laws of the State and against the
will of the said
plaintiff,
And
the said
plaintiff
and at the time of the committing of the
grievances, was
and still is a free person &
that the defendant held &
still holds him in slavery
to wit at the county aforesaid
And other wrongs to the said plaintiff then &
there did against the peace and dignity of
the State and to the damage of the said
plaintiff of six hundred dollars and therefore
he brings his suit, & C
vs
Declaration in
Damages $ 600 00/100
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We command you to
if he be found in your County, that he
be and appear
before the Judge of our
be held at the
third Monday of
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollars: And have you then there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accure in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at
Suit
vs
Summons
Trespass
Damages $
Duncan & Cobb P.q.
County