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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
she is about
born in
claimed by him at his death, who
last will and
and set free
or
for the cost
until within a short time past and
until one
her as a slave who is as your
is informed and believes, about to summon her
out of the state and so
she may lose all evidence of her freesom
she therefore
will make an
itted to
of this
she will ever
the
petitioner shall have reasonable liberty to
attend her
may require and that
not be
this
nor be subjected to any severity
her
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Woman of colour
battery and
County the said
upon her the said plaintiff and her the
said plaintiff did then and
and there imprison the said plaintiff and
he has
plaintiff in
last aforesaid
any legal a probable cause whatever
and other wrongs then and there did
against the
state and said plaintiff
and before the
is a
and
to
&c.
It is hereby
said petitioner shall have reasonable liberty
occasion may require and that said
of the circuit court of the county of
of her application for freedom
We Command you to summon
and appear before the Judge of our circuit Court at the next term
thereof to be held at the
and there to answer unto
to the damage of the said
and have you then there this writ
&
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
assault & battery and
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The
Comed and difends the
and says that the said plaintiff an
or maintain his afousaid action
him - Because he says chat he
dant at the time mentioned an said plaintiff
declaration, or
have, nor hath ho, nor ooth he new claim to-
title, or interest, or right to the services,
said many
of the said many - and
said plaintiff
action therof against him.
For a further
says that the said plaintiff
tain his
he says, he is not guilty -
dant puts himself upon the
Plea 1.
2. Not