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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The petition of
of colour, who is now
of her liberty by one
John M. Jameson the keeper of the Common prison
represents, that she is now about
of age, born in the
she was bound
aforesaid by her mother, to one
the
five
your petitioner that if she would accompany her
to said county and State, she the said
of the time she was so
that your petitioner having
for said
come and did so come to the state and County
aforesaid about
hundred and thirty seven
promise as aforesaid; that your petitioner has
abundance of
which said
the foregoing facts; that some months since
the said
and that the said
administrator of all the estate, effects and credits
of the said
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does not pretend to claim your petitioner as a slave
belonging to his said
admits that she was
of right free after she shall render to him as
such administrator
possession that your petitioner
to his
stated
to testify to the same; that she said
in her life time
agreement as aforesaid, and that the full
of your petitioners time of
destroyed the
aforesaid so that at this time the said
to the
the earnings of your petitioner; that your petitioner
has
of
the said petitioner
by which he detains the said petitioner;
and that said
counsel, that said
said petitioner and required
her
same time stating that your petitioner was
in a short time.
Now your petitioner is according to the
in such case made and
the illegallity of said
that the said
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this to wit, that under and
of
force and effect in the said
and under which
or permit the master or
of the state of
and
an
state
That the matter of
is a personal contract and
and in as much as the said
departed this life, your petitioner is liberted
That she is entitled to her own
because by the terms of her
with said
as aforesaid and having
her part of said contract.
apprentice in the common prison without
without authority of
In
now prays for the writ of
said
and each of them to bring the body of
before your Honorable Court to do, submit to,
and
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Personally appeared before the
undesigned
foregoing petitioner, and being duly
her oath says, the matters and things in the
same set forth are true to the best of her
Petition of
for
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We command you that the body of
detained under safe and secure conduct together
with the day and the cause of her being detained
by whatsoever name the said Meary Ann Speaks
may be charged in the same you have before the
Judge of our
twenty eighth instant at 9 O clock A.
M. then and
there to do submit and receive whatsoever shall
be considered,
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In obedience
I have
Speaks before the honorable
1844
I hold the said
being
of
to the
the he wished
untill he could
to hire or sell
of the time she had to
of Sept 1844
“By the
On reading the Petition & hearing the return
slavery,
to me by which the
Custody. It is ordered that the said
the custody of the said Jailor.
Given under