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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.
Courtney, a
of
color complains of
of a plea of
false imprisonment. For that here to how
to wit an
the
Eighteen
hundred and thirty five
defendant with forced and
did make upon the said courtrey and
her the said
courtrey did them did there
he at, wound and ill he at, and her
the
said courtrey did then and their said
her so in prison there
aforesaid to this day.
And said plaintiff
says that at and before the times of
committiny
the said several grievances
she was and thiee is a free person
that said defendant has sheld and
detained still
holds and detaing
said plaintiff in slavery
the plaintiff says she is greatly
injured
and hath
five hundred dollars etherfore
she
county of
Sd Before me Milson
It is hereby ordered that the above putitioner
courtrey be permitted to sue for her freedom and that charles D Draty
be aggained as her attorney according to the statute in that eare made
and provided
Courtney la woman
of color)
vs
Suit for
To the Sheriff of the county of saint Louis.
He command you to summon
burn. That he be and appear before the Judge of our
circuit court at the next march term thereof to be held at the
eity of
second monday of march next then and there to answer
unto courtrey a woman of color of a plea of trespass. Assault
and Battery and false imprisonment wherefore the said plaintiff
says she is injured and hath sustained Damage to five Hundred
Dollars - and have you then there their writ
our said circuit court at office this
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of color, about twenty three years of
age,
was born in the
belonged to a man named Laclavd; that
when quite young she said sold by him
to his brother major John Gacland of
the
her to Detroit in michigan; that
she was kept there in flavery as nearly
as she can recalled about two years;
that from there she was taken by
major
michigan territory, where she was kept
sometimes, but how long she does not
remember,
to
ritory, where she was kept about five
years in the family of major Gacland;
that about five years
told by major
Bay at
lived with Mr Bay abou five years
at
that somewhere about four months
rived Mr Bay removed to
Chiew
and that she has been them with
she was brought by him to the city
of
Mr
and that said Rayburn now holds
her in
Your petitioner also represents that
the said Alexi Bay at the time of
selling her- told also to the said
S. Rayburn, an infant child of hard,
a log, about seven months old,
named,
service of Mr Bay.
Your petitioner further states that
she belives herself and her child to be
legally entitled to their freedom; and
she therefore prays that she may
be permitted to sue as a poor person
for
now, and that your honor will
such other further order in the
It Before me
said personally called Courtney a woman
of color, who being sworn on
that the facts stated in the above peteti-
tion are true.
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His hereby
Country for
and that church
Declaration or
November 1835
acknowledged the
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And the said
therforce and injury
that he is not guilty of the said
any of them the said declaration mentioned
in manner
plaintiff hath above thereof complained
of this he
Courtney (a color woman
vs
plea
not guilty