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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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.
color who
of
an assault upon the said
at the county of
there beat
the said
her in person there without any
or probable cause whatsoever for a long space
of time to wit for the space of twenty four
hours next following
against the will of the said
and the said
at the
and that the defendants then held and
her in slavery and still holds and detains
her in slavery and other
of the state and to the damage of the
said
therefore she
We command you to summon
Monday of July next then and there to answer unto
a woman of color who sues by permission of the Court of a plea
of
dollars and have you then there this writ
Copy of order of the Judge permitting plaintiff to
The within named petitioner is allowed to
her right to freedom the clerk of the Circuit court for
writ agreeably to the statute is such cases made & provided & it is hereby
ordered that said
& the court whenever occasion may require - that she be not subjected to
any severity on account of her application for freedom nor be removed out
of the
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.
where as
been brought before
Judge of the
& in said County by writ of
and
refused to enter into
requires - The shiriff of St Louis County is therefore
ordered to take
& to hire her and from time to time
during the
taking Bond from the person
such
the
at all times have resonable
attending the
she shall not during the
suit be removed out of the
the
her application for freedom and that the
the person
at the time
to the sheriff at the
time of
shall be
of color
vs
This is an action of
and false
will issue
Served this writ
it & the declaration to him & also the why
of the order of the Judge permitting the plaintiff
to
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.
You are hereby commanded, that the body of
a person of color who has been permitted to
for her freedom in your
under safe and secure conduct, together
the day and
have before the
on the
court house - - - in the county of
then & there to do
shall be
I have the body of the within
Court as within commanded she was on the
had
arrested by the name of
county for safe keping & has been by
for no other
By the
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.
And the said
defendants by
the force and
in said declaration
to
Henry G. Mitchell &