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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 the
County
Your petitioners
next
that their
woman so
her right to freedom was
that your
the said
have
their mother free and
at liberty
to this
and state you petitioners pray
that they may be
to
and that your
and they well
The above petitioners are allowed to institute a suit
on the foregoing petition to establish their right to
freedom & the clerk of the
county is hereby
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 then counsel & the court whenever occasion may
out of the jurisdiction of the Court.
Given under my hand as Judge of the
third
at chambers this
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.
1832
St Louis County to wit
of a plea of
No 47 & 48
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
you are hereby commanded that the body of
a person of colour who has been
safe and
and cause of his
name he may be called you have before
the
on the
house - in the county of
then & there to do
I have the body of the within named
said Court as
26th
the said
has ben detained in the
for safe keeping & for no other cause
"By the
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
St Louis County to wit:
a
the court complains of
of a plea of
day of May in the year 1832
force and
the said
county of
the said
or
of 12
to law and
that at the time and before the
the said
is a
held and obtained him in slavery and
holds and
and to the damage of the said plantiff
We command you to summon
appear before the Judge of our
thereof to be held at the
of
there to answer unto
by permission of the court of a plea of
the said plaintiff five hundred dollars and have you then there
this writ
friend
so
about 13 years since after her right to freedom was established she went to
reside in the state of
state of
were claimed as slaves by one
the said state of
detained as slaves by the
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.
Copy of the order of the Judge permitting plaintiff to institute suit
The above petitioners are allowed to institute suit on the foregoing petition
to establish their right to freedom & the Clerk of the
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 be not removed out of the
of the Court.
We command you to
and appear
next term thereof to be held at the
within and
July next.
of the said plaintiff
then there this writ.
color
vs
This is an action of
assault and
and false
the