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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.
The petition of
fully represents that she
town of
and is the daughter of
the state of
when about 10 or 11 years old was brought to Louis
-ville
who
and then sold her to a certain
a
western- Territory. That the said Burton took your
petitioners mother to the town of
Territory aforesaid about the year
place she was owned and continued to be held as
a slave by the said Burton for the space of two
years or upwards. That after your petitioners mother
had been held and treated as a slave in the
town of
length of time
time afterwards sold to a certain
of the town of
ana
Your petitioner further represents that she is now
illegally held in slavery by a certain
that she may be permitted to sue as a
poor person in order to establish her right
to freedom, that counsel be assigned her for
that purpose and finally that your
Honor may grant the usual orders in such
cases and in
This day
before the and undersigned a justice of the peace for the
county aforesaid and
and things in the foregoing petition certained so far as
they
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1st. It is hereby
to sue as a poor person for the recovery of
her freedom and that
assigned as counsel for that purpose.
2d That the said
liberty to attend her counsel and the
court as occasion may
she be not removed out of the jurisdiction
of the court and that she
not subject to any
of her application for freedom
vs
Petition to sue
forman
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her attorney complains of
plea of
For that whereas the said
wit on the
county of Sanit Louis with force and arms
mede an assault upon the said
wit: at &C and then & there beat,
and illtreated her the said
& there imprisoned her and kept and detained
her in prison then, without any
or probable cause whatsoever for a
long space of time to wit for the space
of Then next following, contrary to
the
case made and provided and against the
committing of the said
a free person and that the said
still holds her in slavery to the damage of
vs
Declaration
This is an action for
false imprisonment in
forma
recovery of freedom.
Damage $ 300. The Clerk will issue a
summons.
the said plaintiff $ 300. and therefore she
brings suit &C.
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We command you to summon
in Your County, that he be and appear before the Judge of our
be held at the
and there to answer unto
false imprisonment; to the damage of said plaintiff
of Three
then there this writ.
1st. It is hereby ordered that
for the recovery of her freedom, and that J. W. Risque be assigned
as counsel for that purpose.
2nd. - That the said
and the Court as occasion may require, that she be not removed
out of the jurisdiction of this court and that she be not
subject to any
vs
This is
for false imprisonment
Dam. $300.