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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Color complains of
Moulton of a plea of
defendents on the
hundred and forty five
made an assault
at the County aforesaid and then and there beat
then and there imprisoned
and kept and detained
there
a long time
next following contrary to the
plaintiff
And said plaintiff
of said
and still is a free person. and that defendants
then
dollars and therefore he
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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
Your
Thirty two years,
the
hundred and thirty five
where
month of March or April of the year last
said
That said
owner of
to the
master,
him to
of
about Eight months. Then next following the
month of
and thirty nine
your petitioner was again brought
by
said
A Calton
ever since
to his freedom,
cause to
freedom according to the
in
States he
and
the
foregoing
April A.D.1845
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We command you to
appear
held at the
day of
dollars: And have you then there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Summons
Trespass Das
500
Filed
It is ordered by the Court that
person to establish his right to freedom
and that
are assigned him as Counsel he shall have
and the Court
that he be not removed out
of the jurisdiction of the Court, and
that he be not subject to any
freedom.
Executed this writ in the
offering to read it and the declaration to
the defendants, which they each refused to
hear
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duly sworn states that it is his belief & he
has good ground to suspect & belief that
if an order is not granted in the
above case directing the Sheriff to take
possession of the above plaintiff, that the
sd defendants will
plaintiff in order to present his successful
prosectuion of his suit & hereby prevent
his recovery of his liberty
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It appearing to the Honorable
man of color,
to freedom,
prosecution
his liberty. You
said
bring him
morning the
any
found
time and
reading it
B. Molton
having his body before the
as
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And the said defendants by
their
attorneys come and defend the
injury when &. And say that they, neither of them
are not guilty of the said suffered trespasses above
laid to their change, or any or either of them in
as the said plaintiff hath above
complained against them.
Plea not Guilty
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendants, on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
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