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The Petition of
That he is held in slavery by
of the city of
titioner
Lord
ruary or March of that year) he was ordered directed and
sent into the
who at that time claimed him, your Petitioner, as his slave
& exercised the
the purpose of doing work in and
for fitting up for a Nunnery; that your petitioner did go
into that State for the purpose aforesaid and there remained
for the space of
time he (your Petitioner) was
House, in Painting and Plastering; that he (your petitioner)
afterwards returned into this State & has remained as he
the said
petitioner has been in the
slave of the said
Your Petitioner believes that the laws of the
therefore entitle him to freedom. To those laws he here
makes his appeal, and prays that your Honor will grant
him leave to
his right to freedom; and that Tristen Polk and C. C.
may have reasonable liberty to attend his Counsel & this hon-
orable court, as occasion may require; that he be not removed
out of the jurisdiction of this court & that he be not
severity on account of his application for freedom, may it please your
Honor to grant him order to that effect. And as is duty
sue as a poor person to establish
his right to freedom : and that
be assigned him as Counsel: Also,
that
liberty to attend his Counsel & this
court as occasion may require; &
that he be not removed out of the
jurisdiction of this court & that he
be not
on account of his application
for freedom
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by his attorney
that the said Defendant on the
Hundred and forty,
and arms, made an
there imprisoned him the said Plaintiff, and kept and de-
tained him in
cause whatsoever,
days then
State, and against the will of the plaintiff; and the said
Plaintiff
the said Defendant held and detained him and still holds
against the will of the Plaintiff
aforesaid; and other
there did to the
against the
said Plaintiff saith that he is injured &
to the amount of Five hundred Dollars & therefore
he
vs
Petition
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We command you to
in your County that he be and appear
before the judge of our
at the
of
of Color of a plea of trespass
to the damage of said plaintiff of
dollars: And have you then there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause. Witness my hand and seal, at
Executed this writ in the county of
by offering to read it and the petition
& declaration and also the order of
Honorable Judge to
within named defendant all of which he
said defendant refused to hear
vs
Summons
Suit for freedom
Dams - - $ 500
Carroll & Polk
Transfered to court of common pleas BK 12
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And the said defendant by his attorney,
comes and defends the force and injury when
says that he is not guilty of the said supposed
either of them in manner & form as the said
plaintiff hath
alleged and of this he the said defendant
puts himself upon the County &c
vs
Plea
not guilty
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We command you to summon
that all excuses and delays being set aside
of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid, on the
day of
on the trial of a case wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the
then there this writ.
of Color
vs
Rev.
Executed this writ
By
John P Fisher
in
31st. 1840
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You are hereby Notified, That Depositions of Witnesses to be read in evidence
in the above cause, on the part of the
in the
day of
in the forenoon, and 6 o'clock in the afternoon: and that the taking of said depositions, if
not completed on that day, will be continued from day to day at the same place and between
the same hours, till completed.
I acknowledge service of the above notice
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Depositions of witnesses produced
in the
Justice of the Peace
for the
between
on the part of the Plaintiff
part of the plaintiff deposeth and saith
that he is acquainted with both plaintiff
and defendant in this case about four
years and three months and at the time he
became acquainted with the
resided in this city until he left here
in the month of May last say about
the 12th.
the Bishop Rosati. The Bishop Rosati
the defendant in this case left his
to the Rev
temporal affairs to Judge Many
In the house hold affairs
has the general contract and therefore
has the direction of
this suit- In the spring of the year
I was at
and saw
the Bishops house for the sisters with
the permission of the Rev Bishop Rosati
and the Bishop knew that
there he had told me before that
would go to work for this deponents
sister, Some gentleman came over for
him in a
that it was Mr. Gaddeau or not
at
`` Brother
lived about the house
of the sisters of St.
on the Bishop and I presume she
asked for
her The Bishop told
wished him to paint the house in
which the sisters
The deponent is a Catholic
I
within and for the county of
of
of residence is in the city of
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was by me sworn to testify the whole
truth of his knowledge touching the matter
in controversy, in the cause
that
reduced to writing by me and
subscribed by
my presence on the
of July,
o clock in the forenoon, and six
O'clock in the afternoon at that day
at the office of
city of
and state
I
within and for the
of the
at the
and
and examined and such examination
reduced to writing and
bed by him in my
deposition is now
this
St Louis County
vs
Costs of Justice Shepard $ 1.50
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We, reposing special trust and confidence in your integrity and circumspection, do au-
thorize and require you, that you cause to come before you, such person or persons as
shall be named to you by
Attorney or Agent, and him or them examine upon his, her or their corporal oath, (to be
by you administered,) touching their knowledge of any thing that may relate to a certain
matter of controversy, now pending in our
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the plaintiff and having
so reduced the said depositions so taken by you as aforesaid in writing, you are required
to send the same, together with this commission, enclosed under your seal, to our said
vs
Dep for plff
Dedimus to
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Deposition of witnesses produced sworn and
examined, at the office of
Town of
peace in a certain cause now pending in the
on the part of the plaintiff
François Nadeau of lawful age, being produced, sworn
and examined, on the part of the plaintiff
and saith
That a few days after Nuns, or Sisters, came to live in
on this side of the river a negro man by the name of
at the Nuns. I suppose this was either in
april in the year of 1836
to the Nuns. I saw him at work at the said Nuns
that is to say I saw him plaster paint and white wash
and to the Best of my recollection he remained there
fifteen or sixteen days, and Directly after the said
came
since I have come to
I Believe that the said
consent of his master the Bishop
I
the deponent, whose place of residence is in St. Clair county
in the
whole truth of his knowledge touching the matter in
controversy in the cause aforesaid, that deponent was
examined, and his examination reduced to writing, and
subscribed by said deponent, in my presence on the
and forty
noon and six o clock in the after noon at the office
of
of St. Clair and
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and examined on the part of the plaintiff deposeth
by the house of the
ing to the Bishop in
but I do not know
whitewashing. and I
ing in the street of
said
his master for I saw Mr Rosati the Bishop
of
came in
while the Bishop was present. this was about the first or
I
certify. that
place of residence is in the town of cahokia in
in the state of
whole truth of his knowledge touching the matter
in controversy in the cause aforesaid, that deponent
was examined, and his examination reduced in writing and
day of June in the year eighteen hundred forty
the hours of ten oclock in the forenoon and six oclock of
the afternoon, at the office of
of caholia in the county of
Given and certified the
François
sworn and examined. on the part of the plaintiff
deposeth and saith. that about four
to have work at the Nuns, or sister of the Town of
for I waited on him while he was plastering. I also
have helped him in painting and white washing.
and more I recollect that the said plaintiff have
work at the said nuns sixteen days. and during
that time I saw Mr
and saw the said
I,
François Vaudrie the deponent, whose place of residence is
testify the whole truth of his knowledge touching
the matter in controversy in the cause aforesaid that
deponent was examined and his examination reduced to
writing, and
on the
hundred and forty,
the forenoon and six oclock of the after noon at the
office of
the county of
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I
and for the county of
do certify. that in pursuance of the consent of the
parties notice, came before me, at the office of
last aforesaid, François
and François Vaudrie who were there by me sworn
and examined, and such examination reduced to writing
and subscribed by them, respectively in my presence
and their said depositions are now herewith return
ed
Notice was waived by me in taking the
foregoing depositions
It is hereby
whom the forgoing depositions were taken was on the this
day of June A D Eighteen hundred and forty
Justice of the Peace within
is an acting Justice of the Peace
missioned $ qualified and acting as such, that
&
In Testimony whereof I
in and for
the same being a Court of Record
have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of office this
July
forty.
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our
ST.
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain cause pending in said court, wherein
Executed
vs
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our
1841
vs
Spa
Writ executed, there being no Court
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our
1842
vs
Spa
not Found
Shff
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You are hereby commanded, that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our
1842
vs
P. Verhagen
Spa for plff
for
Excuted
Shff
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We command you to attach
if he be found in your County, and
Honorable Judge of the
Inst
Court, wherein
for a contempt by him committed in not attending said Court as witness, although regularly
summoned so to do on the part of the said
vs
Attach for
Fonbonne for Friday
next the 6th first
Executed
Shff
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If the jury shall believe from the evidence
that petitioner
he went to the state of
there for the purpose of
that does not
a residence as is
of
refused
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If the jury believe that the Plaintiff (being a
slave) was sent by his master, living in
master and that either by the
master he was employed in painting, plaistering, and white-
freedom under the Constitution of that state and this is the
case whether said slave went over and performed said work
and consent of the master
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the Defendant is guilty
of the
in his declaration alleged
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The defendant in this case, moves
the court to grant him a new trial for the following
reasons:-
The verdict is against law,
The " " " evidence
The " " " law, and evidence.
The court erred in its instruction to the jury.
The court erred in its refusal to instruct the
jury as
75
(a man of color)
vs
Motion for a new
trial.
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Wm L Kid
Jos. Murphy
R. D. Lacy
Zacharias n Roberts
Geo L. Coff
Saml
Wm Mills
Ben F. Buchanan
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Attention Return