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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.
Whereas it has been made appear
to our
city of
County,&
custody certain
persons of colour namely
Helen who have petitioned and
obtained
leave from our said court to sue as for
persons to
establish their freedom
these are therefore to command
that the bodies of the said
safe and secure conduct, together with
the day and causes of
their being taken
and detained by whatever names they
may be
called, you have before the
Image of our circuit court on
the
Court
then and there to do and
in
In
in Court the
& Helen, the said
to my custody by
the steam Boat Genl
safe keeping,
To the jailor of St. Louis County
This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.
The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Corpus, hereto attached, was directed, commanding
him to
have the bodies of bathuha, Julia, Joseph
and Helen, persons of colour,
before this honorable
court, together with the came of their
caption and detainer, for return to said
outfin to the court here, that the said
Bathuha
Julia and Helm, were committed to the custody
and
enlancum in the county of
in the month of April - last, by
the said
of the
issued by said Judge
bathuha
of
said
the said Judge Had gone to
Sepian of the supreme court; that
said
Julia
Malker
keeping, untill
the said Judge should
to his
returned to his chambers, the said Bathuha
Julia & Helen were not
taken out of the
custody of said
Judge,
but
the
return of said
been made by said judge. That
actual custody of the said
and an datained by him at my
request, untill
they shall be claimed and taken away from me
by my
principal
that the said
and
than as the agent of said
they are not detained by
or
supposed criminal matter & that they are
now in the custody of
said
on said
that
was, nor is he now in my custody or
whatsoever,
as his slave, has sent him up the
river,