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The petition of
aged about twenty two respectfully
honor
Judge
the daughter of said
with his wife said
petitioner with them, and there kept and held your
petitioner as a slave to labor for several years
that after the death of said
Black, your petitioner was hired out to one
she resided for some time and performed labor and
wards she returned to the residence of the said Judge
a year, and was then taken from
said state of
a daugther of said Judge
town of Quincy in the
to labor and service from the fall of eighteen hundred
and thirty six until the
and thirty seven, when she was bought by one
Wolf to the city of
of said court, and there
Black to one
that to the
of said court, by
said
and to whom she paid at sundry times
amounting in all to about fifty Dollars or more, as a
for in said
days she has ascertained that the said
Last July term of said court, on the calling of said
cause for trial, it was
as this affiant belives of upon said court to
and not in any manner to this petitioner
states that had she known that the said cause was for
would have been ready for trial as there then was and
now is evidence to be
as
that she was
Horime, a
slave of said Black, who still continues to reside in
the county of
in
of said court - made this state of
believes that she is
prays your honor to allow her to sue as a poor person
in order to establish her right to freedom, against said
Black, the said
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his
your honor, and to summon the said parties defendants
&c as is provided for this act
of the state of
in Slavery to
pray &c
Rebecca a woman of color
being sworn says that the matters and things
set forth in the forgoing petitions are
I allow the forgoing petition and order. First That said
to establish her right to freedom and assign
as her
reasonable liberty to attend her
occasion may require; that she be not removed out of the
jurisdiction of the Court, and that she be not
Petition for Freedom
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of a plea of Trespass, for that the said defendants on the
with force and arms, assaulted the said plaintiff to wit
at
beat,
then and there imprisoned her, the said plaintiff and
kept and detained
reasonable or probable
time, to wit for the
following, contrary to the laws of said state and against
the will of the said plaintiff - and the said plaintiff
avers, that before and at the time of the committing of
the
person, and that the defendants held and still hold her
in slavery
& therefore she brings suit &c
vs
M. Horine &
Suit for
Clerk will issue
Summons.
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We command you to
County, that be and appear
before the Judge of our
held at the
day of
a negro woman of a place of trespass for false imprisonment
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollars: And have you then there this writ.
I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at
Contd. 14 p 444.
Jury Verdict for Plff
vs
Suit for freedom
Trespass
Dam $100.00
It is
Color be allowed to sue as a poor person to
establish her right of freedom and assign F.B.
Counsel & the Court as occasion may require
that she be not
Executed this writ in the county of
the declaration and order of the Judge to
on the
each refused to hear.
defendant not found in my county
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
AD 1844
testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
The within witnesses
not found
Woman
vs
Black
Subpeona
Mr
Mrs
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and the said
dy
above laid to
upon
Rebecca
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the
vs
The written written
not found in my County
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Rebecca the plff in the
above untitled suit comes by her
of
be
2d. Because said
lying in
of said
from employing an
3d. Because the said plff
to employ counsell
the
in the event of her being
grounds for a
vs
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
1844
plaintiff and
defendants, on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
vs
Subpena
as witnesses for
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before
day of December 1844
in a certain cause pending in said court, wherein
is
on the part of the
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
vs
Witness for
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The
new trial in the above cause for the following
reason
1. The
2.The verdict was against law
3. The verdict was against evidence
4. The verdict was against the instructions
of the court
4. The court
5. The court
to the
vs
trial.
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Be it remembered that on the trial of
this Cause the following evidence was
given to the Court and
of
and her Children) (here insert it)
next
(here
oath as follows on the part of the
plaintiff that he
Black in the
she resided in the town of
in said state that he resided
for some time. That he
to be the daughter of
of St
of the said state of
in the year Eigteteen hundred and thirty
one or thirty-two
she brought with her
the girl Rebacea the plaintiff in this suit
state of
the first time that she brought
ca
Child of said
the child of
of Said
the said girl
rine
not recollect
wards said
brought back
Black again for the
or four months in said town of
Plaintiff in this
girl Rebeca that he
and above spoken off by him this was
all the
and
following instructions as asked by
the plaintiff's attorney (
instructions asked by the
defendants' Counsel (here
them) (and also here insert
following instuction asked for by the
defendants' Counsel and refused
by the court) after
Court gave the following instructions
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to the jury (here insert them)
after which the jury retired and
found for the plantiff the following
the following judgment of the Court
was rendered (here insert it)
which which the defendants by their
counsel moved the court for the follow
ing causes and
judgment of the Court and verdict of
the jury and grant them a
in this cause (here insert said
tion
after which the court
judgment of the court and verdict
of the jury and granted the said
defendants a new trial (here insert
said judgment of the court grant-
ing a new trial) to which opinion
of the court setting aside said
jury and granting the defendants a
new trial the plantiff by
excepted at the time and now
prays that this her bill of excepting
be
vs
plaintiffs bill of
file
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
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.
vs
Executed
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by
the Judge of our
and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in
our said
plaintiff, and
the said
on the part of the said Plaintiff
vs Black
Attachment for David
in Court before Came in Court before attachment went out
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You are hereby commnaded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
at the
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.
vs
Witnesses for Pltff
Mr
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The plaintiff by her
above case for the following
law
2d. That
3d. that
4th That said verdict
5 That the
6. That the
vs
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We the
vs
Black
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above case find
guilty
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Given
If the Jury believe from the evidence that
the Plaintiff was taken into the state of
person with his knowledge or counsel
for any purpose, other than for the
through that State. they will find for the
Plaintiff-
Given
To entitle the Plaintiff to recover in this
case, the Jury must be satisfied
taken into the
the person owning her at that time
or with the knowledge or consent of
such owner-
vs
Black
Instructions given
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Refused
If the jury find from the evidance that the
was taken
this
thus
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given
That
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Given
had an
of her daughter
without the consent of
the person holding the legal bill which in this case was
title the
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Given
If the jury
was the property of the defendants & that they permitted the plaintiff to
go to the state of
they permitted her to remain there
& there held in
time to go and return, they will found for
the plaintiff.
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Given
If the jury find
is one of the slaves
of
her to
to the satisfaction
Given
To
edge of the fact that the plaintiff was taken to the state
of
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Refused
If the jury believes from the
that any
and while
state the plaintiff worked for or served,
such person as a slave, they will find
for the plaintiff.
Refused
If the jury believes that the plaintiff
was
any person having a right to her
and that she
of
that the plaintiff
by the
find for the plaintiff
Refused
If the jury believes from the
that any person having a right to the
others - they will
vs
Black
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given
That the consent of
the
of the slave at
slave free without the consent of both
of the persons for whom he held her,
if then having; and that such consent
could not he given by the said
the evidence that she was a minor of
the age of less then 8 years.
Given
That such consent could not be given
by
that she acted
vs
Black
Instructions given
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for freedom
The court will instruct the jury that
if they believe from the evidence the plaintiff (
taken to the state of
time before the commencement of this suit
by her owners or by the Consent of her
owners and then held in
as a slave, there, they will find for the
plaintiff
Now at
the defendant
bring the body of said plaintiff in open Court and
upon It is ordered by the Court that said plaintiff be
transfered to the
done It is further ordered that the Sheriff hire out said
plaintiff to the best advantage from time to time during
the pendency of this Cause and take bond from the hirer
payable to the
Hundred and
he approves Conditioned that the hirer will pay the hire
to the Sheriff and return the plaintiff at the expiration
of the term for which she is hired or as soon
as this action is determined