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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 Color represents
That his mother
the slave of
mother into the territory
the year
Estate of said
of
as such administrating as a slave of said
the year
assault & Battery & false
the
so that said
person your
&
your petitioner
one
your petitioner was born since his mother was
by said
petitioner in slavery your petitioner
said
the state of
means he therefore prays that he may
permitted to
his freedom that counsel may be assigned
him that a writ of
& such orders
By
his mark
the facts in the
further that said
others arrested the
claiming him as a slave & that last
said
prevented
It is hereby ordered that the Petitioner
to sue as a poor person to Establish his
&
& adjudged that said petitioner
liberty of attending his
shall not be
Jurisdiction of the Court
severity because of his application for
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by
as a poor person by
complains of
of
- For that the said defendants here
May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and thirty two,
the said plaintiff to wit at the county of
plaintiff and then & there imprisoned
said plaintiff and
in prison there, without any reasonable or
probable cause whatsoever for a long time
wit for the
against the will of the plaintiff - and the
said plaintiff
the time of the committing the grievances
aforesaid he was and
person and the defendants then & there
held and detained and still do hold &
detain him in slavery
of the land - and their wrongs to the said
plaintiff then &
of the plaintiff of five hundred dollars
& therefore
We command you to summon
that they be and appear before the Judge of our
of
unto
a poor person by
false imprisonment to the damage of the plaintiff of Five Hundred dollars and
have you then thee this writ
copy of the order of the Judge
It is hereby ordered that the Petitioner
his right to freedom that
said
attending his counsel & the court when occasion may require and that the petitioner
shall not be taken or removed out of the Jurisdiction of the Court nor be subjected to any
severity because of his application for freedom - Given under my hand at my chambers
of colour
vs
Alexr P Fields
with copy of order
Executed on
alias H. G.
on
order & his
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You are hereby commanded, that the body of
detained, under safe and secure conduct
together with the day and
detainer, by
you have before the
county of
on the
the court house - in the county of
then & there to do
ever shall be
In obedience to the within writ I have the Body
of the within named
said
of
said
of
kidnapping the said
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The petitioner
been brought before
County by writ of
persons in whose
found having refused to enter into
as the
the sheriff of St Louis County do take
of said
to time during the
for freedom & that the Sheriff take bond from
the person hiring him in the
six hundred dollars,
said
said
the
that he shall not be removed out of the
of the
or subjected to any
for freedom & that the person hiring him
shall pay the hire at the time
& return said
at the
he is hired &
vs
&
order for
plff
I Served this writ on Alexender
on the
to read to him the writ and declaration
and the copy of the order of the Judge
all of which he refused to hear read and
on the 26: day of same
it on
the writ declaration & order of the Judge
which he refused to hear read
of
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And the said
by their attorney come and defend the
and injury where &C
of the
to their charge in manner and form as the
said
they put
Suggestion of
vs
and
Plea not