Samuel Slaughter

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November 23, 1854 November Term, 1854

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Samuel Slaughter November 23, 1854 November Term, 1854 Slaughter, Samuel Habeas Corpus St. Louis Circuit Court Hamilton, Alexander Waite, Liberty Hammond, William J. Maddox, Turner Wilkins, J. , John B. King, James Jones, A. S. Plaintiff Released MC deciphered vendors unclear tags through entire document MC proofread and corrected transcription errors to end MC encoded index of returns references through end KT added legal encoding KT removed comment tags, etc. APJ checked vertical and horizontal rends Writ of Habeas Corpus

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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.

Writ of Habeas Corpus Hammond, William J. Maddox, Turner Wilkins, J. Hempstead, John Hempstead, Stephen St. Louis Circuit Court County of St Louis Pet. The State of Missouri To John Hempstead Jailor of the County of St Louis .....Greeting.

Whereas it has been represented to the Honorable Alexander Hamilton Judge of the St Louis Circuit Court on behalf of Samuel Slaughter Negro in and by a Petition Verified by affidavit and filed in said Court that he is illegally restrained of his liberty by you, under a Commitment of Liberty Waite Justice of the Peace in said city and Whereas it has been ordered by said Court upon the said petition that a Writ of Habeas Corpus should issue herein Now therefore we Command you to the body of the said Samuel Slaughter together with the time and cause of his detention before the Circuit Court on to Morrow the Twenty third day of November then and there to do and what shall then and there be considered concerning him and herein you are in no wise to fail

William J. Hammond Clerk of said Court with the Seal there of here to affixed at office in the City of St Louis this Twenty Second day of November 1834 Wm J . Hammond Clk

Nov. T. 1854, Habeas Corpus 24 p. 329. Discharged 24p 340

No 253. Saint Louis Circuit Court November Term 1854

In the matter of Samuel Slaughter Negro

V Issued 22nd Nov 1854 Wm J . Hammond Clk

"By the Habeas Corpus Act"

Executed this writ in the County of St Louis on the 23rd day Nov 1854 the reading the within to the Jailor of St Louis County

John Maddox, shff By J Wilkins depty $ 1.00

John Hempstead jailor claims he has said Slaughter mentioned in this writ in custody imprisonment & has him now before the court. He has him in imprisonment as a runaway slave under a Commitment issued on the 4th of Nov 1854 by Liberty Waite Justice of the Peace in & for the County of St Louis a copy of which commitment is hereto annexed

John Hempstead By Stephen Hempstead Dept Copy of Committment Order

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Copy of Committment Order Waite, Liberty St. Louis Circuit Court (Copy of Commitment ) State of Missouri County of St Louis SS

Personally offered before me Liberty Waite a Justice of the Peace in and for said County being duly sworn says he has as a runaway slave in the County of St Louis and State of Missouri a Negro man about 24 years old who goes by the name of S. Slaughter, as this affiant believes the said Sam is a runaway slave & prays a commitment may be had for his safekeeping

James King Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4th day of Nov 1854 Liberty Waite Justice of the Peace State of Missouri County of St Louis SS To the keeper of the common Jail of St Louis County Greeting

You are hereby commanded to the body of Sam Slaughter a runaway Sl ave , him safely until his owners take him home and pays all reasonable charges or until he shall be otherwise discharged in due course of law

Given under my hand this 4th day of November 1854 Liberty Waite Justice of Peace Petition for Habeas Corpus

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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.

Petition for Habeas Corpus Hammond, William J. , John B. Jones, A. S. Sherman, Eleazar Waite, Liberty St. Louis Circuit Court

Executed the within writ by serving a copy on the Jailor & bringing before the Hon. Alexr Hamilton Judge of St Louis Circuit Court Nov 23/54

Jn B Dpty Shff Fee $ 150 No 253 Saint Louis Circuit Court November Term 1854

In the Matter of Samuel Slaughter Negro

Pet. for Habeas Corpus

Filed Nov 22nd 1854 Wm J Hammond Clk </titleStmt> <publicationStmt> This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project. </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection. </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <profileDesc/> </teiHeader> <text> <body rend="handwritten"> <div1 legalFunction="Petition" rend="horizontal"> <pb facs="6900_007.tif" n="007"/> <opener> <dateline>To the Hon <persName> <choice> <orig>Alexander Hamilton</orig> </choice> </persName> Judge of the <orgName> <choice> <orig>St</orig> </choice> </orgName>.<lb/> <orgName> <choice> <orig>Louis Circuit Court</orig> </choice> </orgName> </dateline> </opener> The petition of <persName> <choice> <orig>Samuel</orig> </choice> </persName> Slaghter shows<lb/> that he is unlawfully imprisoned and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>restrained</supplied> </unclear> of<lb/> his liberty in the Jail of St Louis County in the<lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>City of St Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName> by <persName> <choice> <orig>John</orig> </choice> </persName> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Hempstead</orig> </choice> </persName> </supplied> </unclear> of the<lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>City of St Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName>, keeper of said Jail, that he<lb/> was <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>imprisoned</supplied> </unclear> on the <date when="1854-11-04">4th day of November<lb/> 1854</date> under a committment of Liberty <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Waite</orig> </choice> </persName> </supplied> </unclear> <lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Esq.</supplied> </unclear> Justice of the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Peace</supplied> </unclear> in the said <placeName> <choice> <orig>City of</orig> </choice> </placeName> <lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>St. Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName>, on the suspicion that he was a<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>runaway</supplied> </unclear> slave, & <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>further</supplied> </unclear> your petitioner<lb/> states that he is free born and entitled to his<lb/> freedom. That he was imprisoned without<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>just</supplied> </unclear> cause or reason <unclear quantity="1" rend="strikethrough" unit="lines"/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>that</supplied> </unclear> he is <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>prepared</supplied> </unclear> to<lb/> show that he is entitled to his freedom, &<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>prays</supplied> </unclear> the Court that he may be discharged.<lb/> A copy of suit Commitment is hereto an<lb/>nexed. <closer> <signed> <persName> <choice> <orig>Samuel</orig> </choice> </persName> Slaghter<lb/> for A.S.James</signed> </closer> </div1> <div1 legalFunction="Affidavit" rend="horizontal"> <pb facs="6900_007.tif" n="007"/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>A.</supplied> </unclear> S. James attorney for <persName> <choice> <orig>Samuel</orig> </choice> </persName> Slaughter, being duly sworn<lb/> on his oath says that he believes the above petition and the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>mat</supplied> </unclear> <lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>ters</supplied> </unclear> therein as stated are true <figure rend="seal"/> <closer> <signed>A S James</signed> <dateline>Sworn <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>to and</supplied> </unclear> subscribed before me <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>this</supplied> </unclear> <date when="1854-11-22">22nd day of Nov<lb/> 1854</date> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Eleaszar</supplied> </unclear> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Sherman</supplied> </unclear> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Notary</supplied> </unclear> Public</dateline> </closer> </div1> <div1 legalFunction="Affidavit" rend="horizontal"> <pb facs="6900_007.tif" n="007"/> <opener> <dateline>Copy of Commitment<lb/> State of <placeName> <choice> <orig>Missouri</orig> </choice> </placeName> <lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>County of St Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName> </dateline> </opener> Personally <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>appeared</supplied> </unclear> before me<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Liberty</supplied> </unclear> <persName> <choice> <orig>Waite</orig> </choice> </persName> a Justice of the Peace, in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>for</supplied> </unclear> <pb facs="6900_008.tif" n="008"/> the said County, and being duly sworn says he has<lb/> taken up as a <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>runaway</supplied> </unclear> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Slave</supplied> </unclear> in the <placeName> <choice> <orig>County</orig> </choice> </placeName> <lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>of St Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>and</supplied> </unclear> <placeName> <choice> <orig>State of Missouri</orig> </choice> </placeName> a negro man<lb/> about 24 years old who goes by the name of<lb/> S. Slaughter and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>this</supplied> </unclear> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>affiant</supplied> </unclear> believes the said<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Sam</supplied> </unclear> is <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>a runaway</supplied> </unclear> slave, and prays a commit<lb/>ment may be had for hs safe keeping <closer> <signed>James King</signed> <dateline>Sworn <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>to</supplied> </unclear> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>and</supplied> </unclear> subscribed<lb/> before me this <date when="1854-11-04">4th day of<lb/> Nov 1854</date> </dateline> Liberty <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied> <persName> <choice> <orig>Waite</orig> </choice> </persName> </supplied> </unclear> Justice of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Peace</supplied> </unclear> </closer> </div1> <div1 legalFunction="Order" rend="horizontal"> <pb facs="6900_008.tif" n="008"/> <opener> <dateline>State of <placeName> <choice> <orig>Missouri</orig> </choice> </placeName> <lb/> <placeName> <choice> <orig>County of St. Louis</orig> </choice> </placeName> <lb/> SS.</dateline> <salute>To the keeper of the<lb/> common Jail of St Louis County Greeting.</salute> </opener> You are hereby commanded to receive the<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Body</supplied> </unclear> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>Sam</supplied> </unclear> Slaughter, a <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>runaway</supplied> </unclear> slave and<lb/> him safely keep until his owner take him<lb/> <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>home,</supplied> </unclear>, and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>pay</supplied> </unclear> all reasonable charges or until<lb/> he shall be otherwise dischared in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"> <supplied>due</supplied> </unclear> course of<lb/> law. <closer> <dateline>Given under my hand this <date when="1854-11-04">4th<lb/> day of November 1854</date> </dateline> <signed>Liberty <persName> <choice> <orig>Waite</orig> </choice> </persName> <lb/> Justice of the Peace</signed> </closer> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI> </teiCorpus>