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 May 23, 1832 July Term 1832

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 Anson, a boy of color vs. Elijah Mitchel May 23, 1832 July Term 1832 Anson, a boy of color Mitchel, Elijah Trespass Assault and Battery False Imprisonment 48 St. Louis Circuit Court Carr, William C. Gamble, Archibald Clark, William 47 ED performed final review of legal encoding JO deciphered vendor's unclear tags through line 20. JO proofread and corrected transcription errors through line 13. JO proofread and corrected transcription errors through entire document. EC added legal information Complaint

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.

 Complaint illegible Carr, William C. Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court Circuit Court July Term 1832

St Louis county to wit. Anson an infant of color who sues by permission of this court by his next friend William Clark complains of Elijah Mitchel of a plea of trespass for that the said Elijah Michal on the twenty second day of May in the year 1832 with force and arms made an assault for the said Anson to wit at the county of St Louis and then and there beat bruised and ill treated him and then and there imprisoned him the said Anson and left and detained him him the said Anson in prison without any probable cause whatsoever for a long time to wit for then space of 10 hours then next following contrary to law and against the will of the said Anson and the said Auson avers that before and at the of the above grievances he was and still is a free person and that the defendant and detained him in slavery and still holds and detains him in slavery and other wrongs to him the said Anson then and there did of of the state and to the damages of the plaintiff

The State of Missouri County of Saint Louis Ss To the Sheriff of the county of Saint Louis Greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon Elijah Mitchel that he be and appear before the judge of our Circuit Court at the next July term thereof to be held at the City of St . Louis within and for the County of Saint Louis on the fourth Monday of July next then and there to answer unto Anson an infant of color who sues by permission of the Court by his next friend William Clark of a plea of trespass to the damage of the plaintiff five hundred dollars and have you then there writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Circuit Court at office this Twenty third day of May eighteen hundred and thirty two Archibald Gamble clerk

Copy of the order of the Judge permitting petition to give

The above petitioners are allowed to institute a suit on the foregoing petition to establish their right to freedom & the clerk of the Circuit Court for St Louis County is hereby directed to issue a writ according to the Statute in such case made & provided. It is also ordered that the said petitioners be not subject to any severity on account of their application for freedom - that they have reasonable liberty of attending their counsel & the court whenever occasion may require and that they he not removed out of the Jurisdiction of the court

Given under my hand as Judge of the third Judicial Circuit State of Missouri at Chambers this 23 May 1832 Will . C. Carr A True copy of the order A Gamble clerk Summons

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 Summons illegible Smith, Chauncey Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court State of Missouri County of Jefferson sct The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of said County Greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon Elijah Mitchel that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term thereof to be held at the Town of Herculaneum within and for County on the third Monday of July next then and there to unto Anson an infant of colour who sues by permission of the Court by his next friend William Clark of a plea of trespass to the damage of the plaintiff Five hundred dollars And have you then there this writ.

Witness Chauncey Smith Clerk of Circuit Court at Office this twenty fifth day of May eighteen hundred and thirty two Chauncey Smith Clerk No 48 B Saint Louis Circuit Court July Term 1832

Anson a boy of color vs Elijah Mitchel

This is an action of assault and battery and false imprisonment the clerk will

p q. Filed 23d may 1832 Archibald Gamble Clerk Filed May 26th 1832 C Smith Clark