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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
by his
of
of a
day of May in the year 1832
and
and then and
imprisoned the said Auson and
detained the said Auson in prison with
hours then
and
and the said
the time of the
that the
in
We command you to summon
that they be and appear before the judge of our
July term thereof to be held at the city of
there to answer unto
of the Court by his next friend
the damage of the plaintiff five hundred dollars and have you then
there this writ
Copy of the order of the Judge permitting petitioner to
The above petitioners are
petition to establish their right to freedom & the clerk of the
County is hereby directed to
made & provided - It is also ordered that the said petitioners be not subject
to any severity on account of their application for freedom - that they
have reasonable liberty of attending their counsel & the court whenever
occasion may require and that they
of the Court -
state of
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Served this writ on
in the
to read to him the writ and declaration
and order of the Judge permetting the
in my County
vs
This is an
and
damage & 500
the
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You are hereby commanded that the body of
person for his freedom, on your custody, (as is
said) detained, under safe and
together with the day &
and detainer, by whatsoever name he may
be called, you have before the
for the
May 1832
on the county of
to & receive whatsoever shall be considered
in that behalf
"By the
In
of the within named
said
of
said
for kidnapping the said
by the
safety.
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The
bought before me, Judge of the
Habeas corpus in that behalf
the
was found having refused to enter into a
recognizance as required by law on that behalf
. I do hereby order and direct that that the sheriff
of
said and hire him out from time to time
during the pendency of the suit of the
in the behalf, and that he the said
take bond from the
in the penalty of six hundred dollars
with such security as the said
appearance conditioned that the petitioner whall
at the times during the pendency of his suit
have
and the count and that the petitioner shall not be removed
out of the
to any severity because of his
for freedom
— that the
end of the time for which he is hired or
Given under my
vs
Henry G. Mitchel
&
freedom
order for
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
And the said defendants
by there attorney
the
to there charge in manner and form as the said
plaintiff hath above alledged and of this they
put
vs
Plea not guilty
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