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The petition of
by
That
petitioner was formerly thed slave of one
of the
there, holding
on the year
after the death of said
and said
said Administration, in the general court
of the territory of
that said
your petitioner was born of said
after said judgment. And since her
and her brothers & sisters in the
few days, when she was arrested and
imprisoned by one
and
city of
prisoned and detained as a slave by
said
who threaten and intend to remove
her immediately out of this
hold or
unless, said
of your honor he
to
to freedom — your petitioner therefore
that she may be allowed to
poor person and that such order may
be
and justice
This day personally appears
and makes
to her freedeom as stated on the petition and
that this
Fields
out of this state
in slavery and to prevent her
her claim to
Upon the facts
going petition & affordant. It as ordered that
the petitioner
as a poor
to freedom and
is assigned as
And
that the petitioner have reasonable liberty to
attend her counsell and the
occasion may
shall not the taken or removed out of the
nor be subject to any severity on account
of her application for
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court here permitted to sue as a poor person by her
for that the said
on the
of our lord eighteen hundred & thirty two
Made an assault upon the said
at the County aforesaid & then & there
& there falsely imprisoned her & kept & detained
in prison & still
probable cause
plaintiff
& at the time of the said several
she
said
& detains her in slavery contrary to the
of the land
& other
of
vs
Fields &
I served this writ on
on
& order of the
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We command you to summon
the judge of our
he held at the
of
and there to answer unto
false imprisonment to the damage of said plain
tiff of five hundred dollars
there this
Upon the facts stated in the foregoing
&
be permitted to
right to freedom and
as counsel for said
order adjudge and
reasonable
Court where occasion may require, and that the
petitioner shall not be taken or removed out of
the jurisdiction of the
nor
application for freedom. Given under my
at my chambers this
Executed on
H.G.
the 26: by reading
HS Goyer
vs
Alex P. Fields &
This is an action of
trespass assault & Battery
& false imprisonment
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You are hereby commanded that the body
of Marianna a person of color who has been permitted
to sue for her freedom in your custody
(as is said) detained, under
conduct, together with the day and cause of the
capture & detainer, by whatsoever name she
may be called you have before the
on the
Court house in the county of
to do submit to & receive whatsoever
shall be considered on that behalf
I have the body of the within
before said Court as within commanded she was
on the 26th
of H.C.
against
whom a warrant had issued for kidnapping
the said
the gaol of
and has been by me detained for me other
purpose but her personal safety,
Marianne
By the
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Be it remembered that on this
day of May 1832
who upon her petition in that behalf was
permitted to sue for her freedom, was brought
before me Judge of the
the
and the persons in whose possessions said
law required in that behalf- I do hereby
order and direct that the Sheriff of
county to take
and here
the
behalf and that the said Sheriff take bond
in the penalty of six hundred dollars
from the person being the petitioner
security as said Sheriff shall
that the
during the presiding of this suit have reasonable
liberty of attending his counsel and the court and that she
not be removed out of the Jurisdiction of the
court of
to any severity because of her application for freedom
that the
the
which she is
vs
&
Petition order to sue declaration
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The plaintiff in the above cases and
their
that we will on the 28th
between the hours of 8 o clock in the
o clock in the evening of said day proved to take
to be read as evidence on the above cases
on part of the defendants; - and also that we will
on Tuesday the
and six o clock in the evening of said day
to take depositions to be read in
in the above cases on part of the defendants
and to be continued from day to day
Served this notice on
and
July 1832
true
vs
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And the saw
defendants by their attorney
the force and injury when & c and say they are
not guilty of the
declaration laid to there charge in manner and
form as the said plaintiff
and of this they put themselves
Country &
vs
Alexander
Plea not
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vs
Fields &
Solomon Shook
Wm
Damil
Kitty Everett
for
To the Clerk of the
St. Louis County in the City of
vs
Deposition for
the defendants
vs
Nothen
vs
vs
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Depositions of Witneses produced sworn & examined
at the house of
County & state afforesaid in a certain cause now
depending in the
&
&
defendants on the part of the defendants
&
eight
negroes from the state of Kenturcky to the Territory of
between one & two months in the County of
& Territory of
of the
Named
said
& and that the said
from said Territory of
his stopping in
not
Territory of
freedom in any way whatever & the said
further says that the said
a short time after removing
to the Territory of
unlawfuly of then
the knowledge of the said Mitchells executors administrators
or assigns or
under him In
one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
the hours of eight o clock in the forenoon & six o clock in the afternoon said day
I
peace for the County of
as hereby
touching the matter in controversy in the Cause
afforesaid those deponants was
examination reduced to writing & subscribed
by
day of July in the
two
& six o clock of the afternoon said day at the house of
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I
peace for the County of
as
before me at the house of
County & state afforesaid Sallomon Shook
by me sworn & examined &
reduced to writing & subscribed by them respectively
in my presence & there said
hearwith returned given under my hand & seal
in the County & State afforesaid at the house of
in the year eighteen hundred & thirty two
I the undersigned Clerk of the County
Commissioners Court of said County do hereby certify
that Thomas W Robert Esq. whose Name appears
to the above certificate was at the time of the
date thereof an acting Justice of the peace in
and for the County and State aforesaid duly
commissioned and sworn & due faith and
of
Official acts as such
Filed & opened
1832
Clerk
vs
AP
Sam
vs
Martin Mitchel
Soloman Shook
Kitty
for
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The plaintiff
Shook
offered to be read on the above causes because
of taking
said
certified
vs
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Your are hereby commanded to summon
Judge of our
now pending in our said Court, wherein
is
&
and have you then there this writ.
vs
Executed on
on the
on 3rd day in
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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
at the
now pending in our said Court, wherein
plaintiff, and
and have then there this writ.
vs
Served this writ
the city of
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You are hereby commanded to summon
Haldman
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our
at the
now pending in our said Court, wherein
plaintiff, and
and have you then there this writ.
vs
on part of
sue for
not found in my
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It is agreed between the parties in the slave named suits
that if the
in the
Defendants or
above named are to be submitted to the Court
& the plaintiff in each
in the above suit of
is to be rendered for the Defendant an defendants
in each of the above named suits.
the permission of the Court
records of the Court & made part of the record
the hereby conduct that in the above
Anson & Michael that Judgement shall be
for the Plaintiff for
Mary Anns
Matilda
Anson
Micheal
Suing for freedom
Agreement of Counsel
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The defendant asks the Court to instruct the
without the
no right to freedom. given
2d That if the
Slave of
they must find for the defendants. given
3 That if the
of
the fact of his
any claim to freedom. given
4th That if the
all her children follow her
(given)
5
the defendant. (
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was
acted &
The presumptions
2 That plaintiffs mother by
Mitchels administrations &
her freedom if this record is
at least
3- The
therein
4- The Deposition of
the Statements of Badgely -
5-
from her native State: in
&
a
6- What Damages
he said
finding that he could not do so
of legal
by threats against
from his
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We the
and ascep Damage at $ 250.00
Lance
Lance
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262.726
262.726
We the Jury