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her
the
ment, for that whereas the said
tofore to
arms at the County aforesaid made an an assault
upon her
the said
beat,
there imprisoned and detained and kept her the
said plaintiff in prison from that time till
the present against the
will of the said plain-
tiff and other
and there did,
contrary to law and against
the peace and
And the said plaintiff
avers that before and
of the time of the committing the
grievances
aforesaid, she was and still is a free person
and that
the defendant held and still holds
her the said plaintiff in slavery,
wherefore
the said plaintiff says that she has been greatly
she
endent by his
attorney
the force
and of
this they part
country
(a person of Color)
vs
Declaration
filed by consent
Gamble & Walker
Attys for Plff
Judgment of freedom