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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.
St. Louis County to wit
color an
court by his next
C.
said
May in the year 1832
made an assault upon the said
to wit at the county of
then and there
the said
probable or honorable cause whatsoever for a long space of
for the space of twenty four
following
of the said
that before and at the time of the
of the said
free person and that the defendants then held and
and still hold him and detain
to him the said
against the
We command you to summon
at the next July term thereof to be held at the
and for the
then and there to answer unto
sues by permission of the Court by his next friend
plea of trespass to the damage of the sued plaintiff five hundred
dollars and have you then there
Copy of the order of the Judge permitting plaintiff to institute suit
The above Petitioners are allowed to institute a suit on the foregoing petition
to establish their right to freedom & the Clerk of the
Louis County is hereby directed to
such case made & provided - it is also ordered that the said petitioners be not
subject to any severity
they have reasonable liberty of attending their counsel & the Court whenever
of the Court
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Served this writ on
on the
by reading the writ & offering to Read the
declaration to him which he
to hear read. I also at the
to read to him the copy of the order of the
Judge
suit - & ordering that he shall not be
out of the
said
in my County
vs
This is an
false imprisonment
damages & 500 the
will
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
vs
order for
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.
The petitioner
boy of color
brought before me the judge of the circuit
court of
the said
by law in that behalf. I do therefore order
and
county to take
to time during the
petitioners suit for
sheriff take
sons who shall
in the
shall at all
of said suit
his
the said
out of the
court of
any
for
at the time
said
the
he is
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
And the said defendants
by their attorney come and defend the force
and injury when & and say they are not
laid to their charge in manner
form as the said plaintiff hath above
and of this they put themselves upon the
sub & Judge
vs