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The petitioner of
about thirty four years respectfully represents, that
he was
state of
to
until his death, when your petitioner on the
of said
the property of James
the state of
and thirty one
the state of
the wages of his hire, that said
he then died, that frequently
petitioner came to
eighteen hundred and thirty one to the time of the death
of the
to the state of
to labor, that on
said
and thirty two or three,
brought to his
County
about eight months at
five said
with
living
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that shortly after
took place between them on account of the bad
and
and a bill for
term of the
as
St. Louis County
although your petitioner
of your petitioners wages as
state of
entitled to
of the
said
living, by her
allow him to
being sworn says, that the facts
forgoing petitioner are just
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I
of St Louis County, being of opiniion that the
foregoing
to authorize the commencement of a suit, do
make the following orders.
First. That
to sue as a poor person to establish his right
to freedom, and
as his counsel.
Second. That the person
to attend his counsel and the court, as occasion
jurisdiction of the Court, and that he be not
subject to any
The facts
true and
suit for freedom.
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rit for Petitioner
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of
and
that the said defendants on the
of September eighteen hundred and forty one
with force and arms assaulted the said plaintiff
to wit at the County aforesaid, and then and there
beat,
and then and there imprisoned him the said
plaintiff and kept and detained him in prison
there, without any reasonable or probable
cause whatsoever for a long time to wit, for
the
of the said state and aganist the will of
the said plaintiff- And the said plaintiff
time of the committing the said grievence
by the said defendants, he was and still is
a free person and that the defendants held
and still hold him in slavery.
Wherfore the said plaintiff says he is injured
and hath sustained damage to the
amount of
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suit for freedom
The
summons in this
entitled cause,
to the
County.
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We command you to summon
be found in your County, that they be &
appear
before the Judge of our
held at the
of
of Janathan, a man of color, of a plea of
trespass
to the damage of said plaintiff
dollar: And have you then there this writ.
I.
being of opinion that the foregoing petition contains sufficient
matter to authorize the commencement of a suit, do make the
following orders.
First that
person to establish his right to freedom, and do assign
Second. That the person
liberty to attend his counsel and the court as occasion
may require; that he be not removed out of the jurisdiction of the
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Court, and that he be not subject to any severity on account of his
application for freedom.
Executed this writ on
County on the
read the within Petition and Summons to him and
he
not found in my County
fees $2.00
Suit for freedom
King & Murdoch
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Take Notice, That on the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
the office of Louis S.
City of St Louis, County of St Louis, state of
depositions will be taken by the undersigned, to be read on the trial of the above entitled case, on
behalf of the
on that day, will be continued from day to day, at the same place and between the same hours,
until completed.
To the above named
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Noticed to take
Deps.
I
I also
I left a
a white
not yet atty of reason in this case, no atty bring marked, but he is atty for
Darrah is Exn
I have
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Opened & filed
Depostions for plff
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Deposition of a witness
office of Louis
before me Louis
county aforesaid, in a certain cause pending in the
of
and
sworn and examined
he has been living in
seen him to day
Mr.
to this County from
about four miles from the
took
labor - Deponent has
said
farm of
chopping wood, -
his master,
of his being
time in
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and brother in law of
in
I actually
City for said Page - At the time
was laboring in
and able
this deponent
a justice of the peace within and for the
County aforesaid, do hereby Certify that
sworn to
knowledge touching the
in the cause aforesaid:
to writing and subscribed by said
and between the hours of eight o clock in the forenoon
and six o clock in the afternoon of said
day, at my office, in the City &
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And the
his
hath above
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Plea not
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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 part
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
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Francis Gleason &
writ
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You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our
1842
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.
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witness
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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 city of
testify, and the truth to say, in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein
plantiff and
defendant on the part of
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
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Sub
Executed this writ in the
it to within named witness
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The defendant by
his
the
grant a new
That the
That the
That the
of
That the
wrong
That the defendant was
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a new
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If the
the defendant did not hold or detain
the plaintiff
and by
directed that at the time of the
the plaintiff was held as a slave
by the defendant in the execution, the
in
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If the Defendant laboured in
of slave labour into
the right of the master to the slave in
the master knew of such labouring
while the master was taking
The object of the prohibition is to prevent the
of slave labour into
master from
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If the
went or
of
or
that
slave under the
will find for the defendant
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The plaintiff asks the following
instructions.
1. If the
being a resident of
him from the state of
in the state of
for several months that they will find for the plaintiff
2.If the
the owner of the plaintiff as his slave, took him from a
state in which slavery is allowed, to
state of
remain for several months at a time whether at work or not
that he is entitled to his freedom and they will find for the
plaintiff
3.If the
a citizen and resident of
owner of the plaintiff as his slave, whom he had hired in the city of
disease and
County in
recovery, that they will find for the plaintiff.
4.If the
the said
recovery at labor for himself or permitted him there to remain
for the plaintiff.
5. That by the
of the state of
which forms that state and although the owner of a slave
may without affecting his
nothing in the law that justifies the idea that
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is a
being there can in case of
him from a state in which slavery is allowed to
recovery.
6. If the
owner of the plaintiff as his slave, permitted him to
go
for several months or allowed him there to remain
they will find for the plaintiff although it may
shown that said plaintiff went there or remained
there
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We the
the defendant guilty of the
and false imprisonment, in
the said plaintiff has
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my
of
plaintiff
color - that said
was brought
said
of his brother at the time of
his death -
that said
that the said
his foot or leg in
Brother sent him into
for the purpose of having
cured of his
perhaps 6 or 8 months
but could not say
how long that while said
was sick
said
whom but
the
said
himself for
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that his
out said
of
his
the wages of said
for any services
said he know also that his
brother did
his services
in
the said
while he was in
labor of the farm where he was
staying but he did so
the facts above stated from the
that he was
said