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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.
We command you to summon
appear before the Judge of our
next term thereof to be held at the city of
within and for the county of
monday of March instant then and there to answer
unto
of trespass, assault and battery and false imprisonment
to the damage of said plaintiff of two hundred
dollars. And have you then there this Writ
Executed this writ by reading it the order of the Judge and the decleration to
1835,
woman of color
vs
in the
The Clerk
Damage
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against
plea of trespass assault &
imprisonment for that heretofore trial on
the
grace eighteen hundred & thirty four
did make upon her said
then & there
&
her in prison there without any legal or
&
And the said
at thetime of the said Several grieavences
she was and still is a poor person & that
said defendant held & detained & still hold
& detain here in slavery wherefore said
says she as
Damages to
she sues &C
(Copy of Judges order)
And I do further order
that said Petitioner shall have reasonable liberty, of
attending the court & her counsel when occasion may
require and that the petitioner shall not be taken or
removed out of the Jurisdiction of the
application for freedom
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.
your honor that she
the city of
to act as the agent of
petitioner as his slave. Your petitioner states that
she is justly
the ground of her freedom that in the summer
of
as a slave & then resided at
of
detained your petitioner for one year or more
during all of which time he used & claimed her
as his slave & execused such continued & required such
require of their Slaves. your petitioner prays that
she may be permitted to a suit institute for her freedom
as a poor person that counsel may be assigned
to her to bring & conduct such suit and that
such order or orders may be made as her
present security regenes & the law
says that the facts in the above petition stated
are true
sufficient matter to authorize the commencement of
a suit I
Judicial Circuit of the
that the
he permitted to sue as a poor person to
her freedom & for the purpose of commencing
& conducting said suit I assign
order that said Petitioner shall have
reasonable liberty of attending the court & her
counsel when occasion may require and
that the petitioner shall not be taken or removed
out of the juridiction of the
of her application for freedom
Petition of