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The petition of
represents, that she was born in
in the now state of
about twenty six or seven years
is informed and believes; that she was reared and
brought up in a state of slavery in
in the
in his family till his death, after which, your
petitioner was sold as a slave to
in
he brought your petitioner to
her in the
your petitioner was hired out by said
still
of your petitioner as a slave, either for his
own use or profit or as the agent of said
slavery, by said
petitioner represents, that she now has three in
fant childrens to wit one girl, named
who is now
old
all held and claimed as slaves by said
and
the now state of
up there, that she and all her infant children
are according to the Laws of the land en
tittled to their freedom from slavery, to exercise
and enjoy their natural liberty, of which they have
been unjustly deprived. And your petetioner represents,
that she can prove and establish the
fact of her birth and residence in
persons who reside there. Your petitioner therefore
prays that their honorable Court will permit and order
that your petitioner be allowed and permitted to in-
stitute suits for the freedom of her self and her
said children against the said
permitted to sue as poor persons, according to
the form of the statute in that case made
and provided, and your petitioner will ever pray
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for
a
of colour, the same person who subscribed the
upon his
facts set
by her
knowledge are true, and that stated upon
the information and
further, that she know of no person to whom
can prove the facts stated in her petition
to whom she thinks she could safely
her
without in-
of the
by being sent out of the
sworn
Petition to be
to
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by the court to sue as a poor person by the attorneys
John
court complains of one
of plea of
dants herefore to wit on the
year of one lord eighteen hundred & twenty seven
& arms at the county of
make in & upon the said
& there imprisoned her and kept & detained her in prison
without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever and
have ever since kept & detained her the said
prison & do still keep & detain her in prison against
her will
aforesaid
and other wrongs then & there did to the said
peace of this state therefore the said
is injured and has sustained damage to the amount
of five hundred dollars & therefore she
We command you to summon
they be and appear before the judge of our circuit court at the next term therof
to us held as the city of
Fourth Monday of November next time and these to answer
of a plea of
Dollars and have yoU
then there this writ
Executed this writ on
by
1827
To the clerk
This is an action of
Defendants
John M. Bass presents the petition of
institute suit against
right to freedom and that she may be permitted to sue as a poor person, therefore
the Court permits the said
assault and battery and false imprisonment be commenced against the said
assign John M. Bass esquire as her counsel and it is ordered by the court that
the said defendands permit the said
of attending her counsel and the court when occasion may require it and
that the said
Jurisdiction of this Court and that she shall not be subject to any severity
of treatment on account of her said application for liberty
A true copy of the order
We command you to summon
our Circuit court at the next term thereof to be held at the city of the
county of
of a plea
then show this writ
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M.
18th
of 9 o clock in the forenoon and 5 o clock in the afternoon
of that day,
in this city we shall
of witness to be
notice
Served a
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Take notice that on the
of nine o clock in the afternoon and five o clock in the
afternoon of that
in this city we shall proceed to take the depositions
of
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And the said
comes and defends the
force and injury whereto And says he is
not guilty of the said supposed
assaults
above laid to his charge or any part thereof
in manner and form as the said
her
thereof
he the said
himself the county
And the said plaintiff cloth the like
And his further
the said
said
her aforesaid
the said
to have nor
to have but
to have any title claim or
the said
against him
filed
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Deposition taken by virture of a notice
on the
hundred and twenty seven
house of
oclock in the
same day and to be read in evidence on the
in which
is plantiff and
she knew her as the slave of the late
her from her birth that she was
state of
to be the same at whose birth the attended
saith that she has
and has Known her
was
or year,
has seen her in this place but can not tell how long
she has
place and between the hours first above
plaintiff being present and the defendent having appeared
but with drew before the taking of the depositions before
filed
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You are herby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court, wherein
and
on the part of the
for
by his acknowlegment of
2nd 1828
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of the said
ought not to be
her action aforesaid against the said
says that the said
said declaration mentioned and before the said several times
did
still claim the said
1828
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay,
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court, wherein
and
on the part of the
M.L Rocheblave
Executed on
Madame
by
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court, wherein
and
on the part of the
for
Executed this writ upon