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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.
The petition of
presents
That
was
now
said
there about - That after the death of said
his
estate and in
General court of said
said court in said suit
the
resided with his mother in
said
her
petitioner have enjoyed their liberty in
the
when they were arrested imprisoned and
as slaves by one
and brought to the city of
they including your petitioner are now
imprisoned and held as slaves - That
said Fields
your petitioner out of the state to prevent
his
or
petitioner therefore prays that he may be
allowed to
order may be made & precedings had in
the
Justice
This day personally appears
is free or entitled to freedom as this
him in the state of
to remove him as soon as possible out
of this state with
in slavery and prevent his
his claim to freedom -
Having
the foregoing petition and
hereby order and direct that the
be permitted to
to establish his right to freedom and
for said petitioner
And I do further order
and direct that the petitioner have reasonable
liberty to attend his counsel and the court
when occasion may require and that the
petitioner shall not be taken or removed
out of
of
freedom -
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by leave of the court here
person by
of
plea of
false imprisonment for that the
said defendant heretofore to wit on the
of
two
Sam the plaintiff to wit at the county afore
said and then and there beat
and
him the
and still
in prison there as a slave, without any
reasonble or probable cause whatsover
the will of the plaintiff and the said plaintiff
avers that before and at the time of
the
still is a
then & there held & still holds &
him in slavery
the land
and the wrongs to the said plaintiff then
and there did to the damage of the plaintiff
of five hundred dollars & therefore he
We command you to summon
they be and appear before the Judge of our
term thereof to be held at the
unto
person of a plea of
the plaintiff of five hundred dollars
Having considered the facts stated in the foregoing petition and
I do hereby order and direct that the petitioner be permitted to sue as a poor person to
establish his right to freedom and
and I do further order adjudge and direct that the petitioner have resonable liberty
to attend his counsel and the court when occasion may require and that the
shall not be taken or removed out of the
Served this writ on
day of May 1832
judge
he refused to hear under
month by offering to head the writ and declaration
to him and the order if the judge which
he referred to
city of
Excuted on
H. G.
it read &c
Sam
vs
Fields &
Issue a summons
with copy of order
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You are hereby commanded, that the body of Sam
a person of color who has been permitted to
for his freedom, in your custody (as is said) detained
under safe and secure
the day and cause of his
the
on the
Court house - - - - in the county of
then & there to do submit to and
shall be considered in that behalf -
I have the body of the
Court as
at
Martin
calls his
Kidnapping & on the day aforesaid
said Sam
he has
& for no other cause
By the Habeas
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The petitioner Sam having
been this day brought before me the Judge of
the
said
enter into
that behalf - I do therefore
the sheriff of St Louis County do take
of the said
time to time during the
from the person or persons who when shall hire the
petitioner in the
dollars
approve conditioned that said Sam shall
at all times during the
shall not be removed out of the
of the
subjected to any
for freedom and that the person or persons
having said Sam shall pay the here at the
time
he is hired or
hand this
vs
&
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And the said defendants
by
and
laid to
as the said
of this they
Sam
vs