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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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.
To the Honorable
circuit court holden in and for
the county of saint Louis the petition of
by July alias Julis
represents, that his mother the said
aboutt twelve years ago the slave of a certain
of Davis county
while the mother of your petitioner was the slave of the said
she was
to the state of Indianna and there
for four weeks or more. Your petitioner further represents that he
was some time
to a certain Berry
petitioner further represents, that the said July alias
and
the circuit court aforesaid against the
said
upon the
as aforesaid in the state of Indianna, and has
of the
was from some time
after the removal of his said mother from
of
right to freedom accused. Your petitioner further
him in
to
next
be
he made and
such privileges
the
Upon the foregoing petition of
doth
counsel to
his mother and next
to attend his counsel and the court as occasion may require,
that he
and that he be not
his application for freedom.
To the Honorable luke
circuit court holden in and for the county aforesaid the petition of
Beny Logan an
infant and is illegally held in slavery by a certain
a free man of color, and
for the recovery of his freedom, he cannot
and
the said
I
an infant, do hereby
the said Green Beny Logan for the purpose of
of
Upon the foregoing petition and
hereby appointed the
of colorr, to institute and
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the
appointed by the court aforesaid his next first complains
of Beny
for that the said Beny
of April 1831
force and arms made an
Benny
the said
the said
any reasonable or probable cause whatever for a long space
of time to writ: from the said
by
before and
greivances he was and still
said Berry
to the damage of the said
dollars and therefore he brings
"Upon the foregoing petition of
to bring a suit in order to establish his right to freedom, and that H. W. Risque be a signed him as counsel
to prosecute the same. The court
his mother and next friend, that he have reasonable liberty to attend his counsel and the court, as occasion may
that he be not removed out of the jurisdiction of the court, and that he be not subject to any
for freedom.
We command you to summon Berry
your county, that
thereof to be begun and held at the city of
of July next then and there to answer into
hundred dollars, and have you then there this writ.
Executed this writ by reading it and the petittion
and order of the Judge to Berry
This is an action of
imprrisonment. Damage $500.
The clerk will
Judgment by
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be appear in proper person
before
at the
Testify,
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of
and have you then and there writ.
Sum:
Louis (a man of colour)
Serviced this writ by Reading
it to the within
a slave on the
1836