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freedom
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The petition of
of
and sixteen
where he was owned as a slave by one
to the territory of
one simon
in
consent
present year when he sold your petitioner to one
and been kept by said Price in
till this time and said Price claims and holds your
petitioner as his property and have by virtue of his
aforesaid purchase and your petitioner is informed by
virtue of his aforesaid residence in the
and under an
he is
your petitioner therefore
he commenced against said Price
said petitioner according to law to enable your
petitioner to obtain his freedom and counsel learned
in the law may be appointed to manage said cause
for him and your petitioner
will ever pray
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says that in the year
and sixteen
months and
Territory immediately opposite
named Lebon that said
as his slave and exercised every set of
said
as this deponent has been informed and believe the fact to
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to
affidavit
freedom
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on petition to be admitted to sue for
freedom.
The court
Battery and false imprisonment he
in the name of the said
to have a reasonable liberty of attending his counsel and that he shall not
be taken nor removed out of the jurisdiction of the court nor be subjected
severity because of his application for freedom
On Petitor aforesaid
the same order
I
to certify that the above is a true
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& false
for
Summons
To this the
Let a
This is an action of
Battery and false inprisonment
brought the petitioner for
12th
Clarks
m.c.
Executed this
on
reading it to
in the town of
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of
and
on the
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen
within the jurisdiction of this court with force
and arms to made an assault on the said
and then and there beat wounded and ill
treated the said
was in great danger of
also for
at saint Louis in the county aforesaid with force
and arms
imprisoned and illtreated the said
and him the said
without any reasonable causes, against the will
of the said
states and of this territory for a long time
the present time detained and kept, and still
keeps the said
injuries to the said
the peace of the united states and this Territory and
to the damage of the said
dollars, and therefore he brings his suit
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We command you that you summon
appear before the Judges of the superior court of the territory of
said superior court to be held in and for the northern circuit of our said
Territory at the town of
and there in our said court before our Judges aforesaid, to answer
of
one thousand and dollars - and have you then and there this writ
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And the said
defends the wrong and
that he is not guilty of the said
thereof; in manner and
hath above thereof complained against him
and of this he puts himself upon the county
and the plaintiff also
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plea
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
you
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
for his freedom
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Served on A. S.
Badgely
1817
copy at his place
of residence Town
Mills
1819
a copy in town
in this county
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You are commanded that you
have their
and for the northern circuit, at the town of
attending the said superior court as witness
freedom and certify to our said court
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attachment
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
then and there to be tried, and wherein
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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same day
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof--and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Served on
Mills &
in the Town of
found
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof--and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Served this writ on
the town of
day of September 1817
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof-and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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Served this writ on
the
by reading it to
Served on
of
sept 1819
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof—and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Execute this writ
by reading it to him in the
of
1819
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof—and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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not found in my
county
1819
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You are commanded to
Mills
of
to
duly summonded in a
and
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Executed on
have his body before the court
not found
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You are commanded that you
his wife
Court of our territory aforesaid at our said court setting for the northern circuit
to
of
to
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Attachment
Executed on
have him in court
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof—and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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D Sullivan not
found
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a black man
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof—and
of this fail not at you peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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Executed on
september 1819
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The defendant prays a new trial in this
did not authorize them to by the
question of freedom between the parties
2.Because the court declare that the
plaintiff was authorized to make out
difficult case from that
petition, and to have a verdit an
his favor if he made out a
to freedom to any
3. Because the
instructing the
was not
to recover in this
form of action upon the case which
he proved before the court.
4. Because the
found for the defendant on the
law the
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filed
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1816
county court of the said county Labourne a
aged about twenty four years old, who
agree and determine promise and obligate himself to serve
of forty years from the date of these presents for the consideration
of thirty dollars: In testimony whereof hath presents set his
A John
of the said county of hereby certify that the
page & 44.45
S. Joseph Phillips Judge of the
circuit court of said county of
certify that the foregoing certificate and
is in due form of
my hand this
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a free man of color
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof-and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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Executed this summons on A.
in
not found in my county
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a free man of color is
April is
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof—and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executed the same.
Served this writ on
Town of
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You are summoned that all excuse and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the norther circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a free man of color is
Price is
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof—and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executed the same.
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Served this writ on
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Be it rememebered that
entitled the act regulating the proceedings of the Supreme Court
Joseph
the northern circuit have
of the
court, between a certain
and
September
On Reading
in slavery by
action of
against the said
that the defendant
liberty of attending his counsel and that he shall not be taken or
removed out of the jurisdiction of the court
because of his application for freedom
The court of
and now at the day come the
there upon also comes a jury to wit
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and having heard part of the evidence
The court
Judges
September
and now at this day came the parties aforesaid by their
and thereupon also comes a jury to wit
Clayborn Thomas Joseph N
Berry and
duly
the parties aforesaid upon their
tion aforesaid of him the said
court before the judges of the said court that the said
from the said
him
And now at this day comes the said
attorneys, and
On motion for a
The court after hearing the reasons in
mature
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On reading and filing the affidavit of the defendant and on motion
of mr
on the
Which said
by me sent to the
Clerk
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dant in this cause, requests
this honourable court
a
the following reason; that at the former trial
he was
ing the articles of
him of the said
tures had been duly deposited with the
clerk of the court for the county of
that this affiant in reasonable time
sent to the said clerk for them
ex-pected they would have been forwarded
but, within a few days before the trial
this affiant was informed that no such
instrument could be found in the said
office; that after that time untill the former
trial this affiant have not time opportu-
nity to go personally and
said papers,
been able to promise them, it is informed
& by his counsel that they are of material
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importance for him in his defence this
affiant further states that the reason they
were not produced at the former trial
was a mistake in the clerk at the said
office
or inattention of this affiant.
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We all the
plaintiff is free.