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The plaintiff
states that her name is
though she is also called &
by the name of
that she was formerly
& claimed by
the
duly executed & proved &
date
& set free the plaintiff & by that
deed of
& is entitled to her freedom - A
duly certified copy of said deed
is filed
the plaintiff says that she is held
in slavery &
freedom by the Defendant
The plaintiff says that she is poor
& wholly
& she asks that she may be allowed
to sue as a poor
her right to freedom
the above
duly Sworn says that the
petition & the matters therein as stated
are true
In witness whereof I have hereto
set my hand &
the day & year above written.
On the
petition & in considering the
Court -
to sue for her freedom
Second that she have
liberty to attend her Counsel
& the Court as
require & that she be not
removed out of the
of this Court & that she be
not subjected to any
on account of her applica
tion for freedom aforesaid
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wise called
vs
Petition for freedom
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Know all men by these presents that where as John
T. Moore purchased at
Morrawell a Negro woman slave for life and now
day of September in the Year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty
as
feet five inches in height of very dark
known by the name of and called
therefore I John T. Moore of the
free said Negro woman slave and declare her
now and hereafter discharged from all
as free as if she had
Be it remembered that on this
ved by the testimony of
& John
of the Court that the within and foregoing deed
of Emancipation was signed and duly
by John T. Moore whose name appears
bed to said deed as a party thereto and
proved to the satisfaction of the Court that
appear on said deed as subscribing witnesses
to the
Jurisdiction of this Court
I William J.
Hammond Clerk of
the foregoing to be a true and correct copy
of the deed of Emancipation from
to
of Record in my Office
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(A)
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We command you to summon
to appear
before the Judge of our
next term thereof, to be held in the
for the
as set forth in the annexed petition:
and have you then and there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all Costs that may accrue in the case of
against
Mch T '56
Summons
Pet for freedom
her freedom, Second
able liberty to attend
court as
of this Court & that she be not
to
a true copy attest
Executed this writ in the
of March 1855
on as furnished by the clerk to
the within named defendant.
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Defendant answers
and denies that
Plaintiff was
and claimed by
as alleged in the Petition. Defendant
further denies that said
executed a Deed
setting free the Plaintiff as set
said Petition and Defendant
Deed a copy of which is filed with the
Petition marked exhibit A to be a person
Defendant admits that he claims the
Plaintiff to be his slave and
she is his slave by
from
the year
that he hath not at the time of filing
his answer hereto the Bill of Sale from
said Heath to him of said Plaintiff
nor is the same recorded but he
procure the
prays Judgement and for
his costs and charges
Personally appeared Ruuben
who being duly sworn makes oath and
says that he believes the above answer
and the matters there in as stated are true
sworn to
April 1855
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answer of
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This deed made this
of October A.D. 1855
of eighty Dollars agreed to be
paid by
of color of
aged about thirty six years,
I do hereby
set free said
do hereby release her
forever
This deed however is upon
condition that said
to pay the said sum of Eighty
dollars in
dollars per week until
the whole sum is paid &
in case she neglects
to pay said three in due
ner aforesaid this deed shall
be void- It is further agreed
that the suit of said
freedom against me now
pending in the
from term to term until
the said sum of Eighty dollars
shall be paid & when that
is done judgement may
be
for said
shall pay all the costs
of
In witness whereof I have
this
In
Deed & agreement