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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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by
of
and battery and false in-prisonment with
force and arms - For that heretofore to wit on
the
lord eighteen hundred twenty two,
assault upon the said
aforesaid and then and there beat bruised and
ill treated her the said
imprisoned her the said
detained her in prison there without any
reasonable or probable cause whatsoever
for a long time to wit for the space of six
months contrary to the laws of this state
and against the will of the said
against the peace & dignity of this state and
to the damage of the plaintiff
dollars & therefore she brings suit &c
We command you to summon
he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit
Court Court at the next term thereof to be held at
the city of
of
and there to answer unto
who sues by her next friend,
of trespass, assault and battery and false im pris
onment with force and arms to the damage of said
five hundred dollars
vs
Ds - $ 500
Executed this
writ by reading
it & the declara
-tion to the defend
-ant, on the
June 1823
the city of
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This day personally appears in open court
is acquainted with
the said
and has been acquainted with them for about
two years, that the said
years ago brought the said
this state and hired them as his slaves to this
affiant that said
affiant that he had bought the said
of preventing an application for freedom in
the state of
resided with him for about four months
and were about to attempt to
freedom that the said
he this affiant first knew him was and still
is a resident of the state of
the said
&
11th 1823
The Petition of
Malenda &
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We reposing special trust and confidence in your integrity and circumspection do require and command
you that you cause to come before you such person or persons as shall be named to you by
poral 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
a woman of colour
on the part of the said
by you as aforesaid into writing you are required to send the same together with this commission enclo
sed under your seal to our said circuit court, with all convenient speed.
On motion of the
Defendant by his attorney it is ruled that a
peace of state of
depositions of witnesses to be read on the
trial of the above cause on the part of
the defendant
vs
Ded: to
In Persuance of the Confidance Reposed
in me by the Circuit Court of the
A Subpoena Issued for
Directed by
proseeded to take and did take the
deposition of
Returned as the Law Directs this
Day of January 1824
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In Persuance of a Dedimus to me
Directed by the Circuit Court of the
a
day of January AD Eighteen Hundred
and Twenty four
of Six
Time the Said
attended and was Examined on his oath
Touching a matter in Controversey
Pending in the
a woman of
As Touching the Matter as
the Deponant Saith that in the
Last of
brout
on Richland Creek
then
at the time Said wilburn braut
that he intended to
Braut
times he told me he intended to
move also said wilburn said his
Improvement to me in
not being in a Situation to move he
was Detaind as he told me and in
from this place and said he was going
to Misoury to make a Crop and he
Could not Stay himself but intended
to Leave
back for his family and
Deponant Saith not This
of January 1824
before me the under
Signed one of the
acting Justices of
the peace in and
State afforesaid
Justice of the peace
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In Persuance of a
Directed by the Circuit Court of
the
for the attendance of
on the
four
A M and Six P M at which time
the said
and was examened on her oath
Touching a matter in Controversy
now Pending in the
for the
Plaintiff and
Defendant as Touching the matter
as afforesaid the Deponant Saith
that in
said wilburn's wife in Child
I saw a black Child probbable her name
was
Say that he
should Do in Consequence of his wife
being Sick he Should have to
And Further the Deponant Saith not
This
before me one of the
acting Justices of
the peace in and for
the County and State
afforesaid
Justice of the peace
I
hereby
before whom the
taken is and was at the time
to
an acting Justice of
said County of
in witness
reunto
Court in
the
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
on the part of the
Executed this writ on Thomas Milburn & John S Wilburn
vs
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay he be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our
then and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
on the part of the
vs
Executed this writ on
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
Wilburn
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our
then and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
on the part of the
vs
Executed this writ on Thos Wilburn & John S. Wilburn
9th 1824
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
Clealand
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
and
on the part of the
vs
Executed
the
on B. Cleland
1824
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You are hereby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay he be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our
then and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein
and
on the part of the
vs
Executed on
Shff
fees 50 cts
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And the said
attorney comes
wrong and injury when &c. and says that the said
her aforesaid action thereof against him
because he says that the said
his slave, without this that the said
the
of the said suit was a free person and
of this he
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The petition of
of Colour, held in Slavery, humbly represents.
that your petitioners were held as
by a certain
in the year
your petitioners were so held in slavery, taking
your petitioners with them, removed to and arrived in
the
menced
reside that the said
your petitioners as
when your petitioners being about to apply
to the courts of that state to establish their freedom he the said
that application removed your petitioners
to the
petitioners in
pray that they may be permitted to sue in
your honorable court as a poor person to
establish their right of freedom as aforesaid
upon the facts of aforesaid