To the Hon. John M. Krum , Judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court . Dred Scott , a man of color, respectfully states to your honor, that he is claimed as a slave by one Irene Emerson , of the , , widow of the late , who at the time of his death was a surgeon in the United States army. That the said purchased your petitioner in the , about nine years ago, he then being a slave, from one now deceased, and took petitioner with him to in the State of , and then kept petitioner to labor and service, in attendance upon said Emerson , for about two years and six months, he the said Emerson being attached to the United States troops there stationed as surgeon. That after remaining at the place last named for about the period aforesaid, said Emerson was removed from the garrison at aforesaid, to on the St. Peters river in the territory of , and took petitioner with him, at which latter place the petitioner continued to remain in attendance upon doing labor and service, for a period of about five years. That after the lapse of the period last named, said Emerson was ordered to , and proceeding there left petitioner at in the aforesaid in charge of one , to whom said Emerson hired Petitioner-that said Emerson is now dead, and his widow the said Irene claims petitioners services as a slave, and as his owner, but believing that under this state of fact, that he is entitled to his freedom, he prays your honor to allow him to sue said Irene Emerson in said Court, in order to establish his right to freedom + he will pray be.

Dred his X mark Scott

To the Hon. John M. Krum , Judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court .

The Petition of Harriet , a woman of color states, that she is claimed as a slave by one Irene Emerson , of the in the , widow of the late , surgeon in the United States army, now due! [or] ?[?] deceased [decd.] That Harriet [illegible] about eleven years ago, petitioner was brought from the by one , and carried to on the in the territory of , that after living there, doing labor and service to the said Salliafano, for about two years, he the said Salliafano, sold your petitioner to the said , then also stationed at , who kept and retained them her there for about a year after he became the owner of her, part of the time in charge of , and a that afterward said Emerson was ordered to in , and having married there, he had petitioner removed to that post from . After remaining at , about 6 months, then said sd. Emerson went back to on the in territory and took petitioner with him where she remained with him as a servant about a year longer and from there was brought to of the County aforesaid, where he left her in charge of his wife, while he proceeded to . That said Emerson is now dead and his widow the said Irene , claims property in her as a slave but believing, that under this state of facts, that she is entitled to freedom, she prays your honor to allow her to sue in said Court the said Irene Emerson in order to establish her right to freedom and she will pray be.

Dred Scott , a man of color, complains of Irene Emerson of a plea for that the said defendant on the fourth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and forty six, with force and arms etc., made an assault upon the said plaintiff, to wit at in the County aforesaid, and then and there beat, bruised and ill treated him, the said plaintiff and then and there imprisoned him the said plaintiff, and kept and detained him in prison there, without any reasonable or probably cause whatsoever, for a long time to wit, for the space of twelve hours, there next following, contrary to the laws of the said state, and the will of said plaintiff: And the said plaintiff avers, that before and at the time of the committing of the said grievances, he was and still is a free person and that the said defendant held and still holds him in slavery: To the plaintiffs damage ten dollars and therefore he brings suit etc.

Harriet , a woman of Color, complains of Irene Emerson of a plea for that the said defendant on the fourth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and forty six, with force and arms etc., made an assault upon the said plaintiff, to wit at in the County aforesaid, and then and there beat, bruised and ill treated her, the said plaintiff and kept and detained her in prison there, without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever, for a long time to wit, for the space of twelve hours, there next following, contrary to the laws of the said state, and the will of said plaintiff — And the said plaintiff avers, that before and at the time of the committing of the said grievances she was and still is a free person and that the said defendant held and still holds her in Slavery: To the plaintiffs damage ten dollars and therefore she brings suit etc.

17p357 [illegible][ plaintiff plf ][illegible] 18p27 – Plaintiff Plf ordered elect 18p38 [illegible] 18p74 of exceptions except 18p76 [contd] 18p91 [illegible] Sheriff Shff ordered ord out plaintiff plf [bond] [ motion mo for] [illegible] [paid by ] 19p295 [ motion mo ] for new trial [illegible] motion mo for new trial 19p307 Bill of Exceptions Except 19p340 April Term 1852– Motion for order [on] and [order] for order on filed 22p52 Motions Overruled 22p111. Continued Cont waiting decision dec . Court 24p33 Nov Term 1854 Continued Contd . 24p407 October Oct Term T 55 Continued Cont . 25p228 March Mch Term T 56 Continued Cont 25p364 October Oct term t 56 Continued Cont 26p30 – March Mch Term T '57 Mch 18 Jury waived, sub & Judgement Judgt for defendant deft 26p163

Executed this writ in the on the Seventh day of April 1846. by reading it and the Petition + order of the Judge to Irene Emmerson the defendant.

Served the within notice in the on the 8th day of April 1846. by delivering a true copy of the same to Dred Scott ,

Served the within notice in the on the 8th day of April 1846. by delivering a true Copy of the same to Harriett a woman of Colour

And the Said Defendant by G.W. Goode , her attorney, comes and defends the force & injury when [illegible] & Says that she is not guilty of the said several grievances above laid to her charge or any or either of them or any part thereof in manner & form as the Said Plaintiff has above thereof complained against her; and of this She, the Said Defendant, puts herself upon the Country.

And the Said Defendant by G.W. Goode , her attorney, comes and defends the force & injury when [illegible] & Says that she is not guilty of the said several grievances above laid to her charge or any or either of them or any part thereof in manner & form as the Said Plaintiff has above thereof complained against her; and of this She, the Said Defendant, puts herself upon the Country.

This day came the parties by their attorneys, and came also a Jury Court: John Sap-pington, , , , , , , , , , (x) , and twelve good and lawful men who being duly elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue joined between the parties upon their oaths do find and say that the said defendant is not guilty in manner and form as the plaintiff hath in his declaration complained against her Therefore it is considered that the said defendant go hence without day and recover of the said plain-tiff her costs in his behalf expended.

On consideration of the motion of the plaintiff for a new trial herein It is ordered that the same be sustained and that the verdict and the judgment herein rendered be set aside and a new trial had.

It appearing to the court that certain proceedings had in this cause on the thirtieth day of June Eighteen hundred and forty seven, were by mistake omitted to be entered of record on that day, it is ordered that the same be now entered as of that day in the words and figures following to wit:

It appearing to the court that certain proceedings had in this cause on the second day of December Eighteen hundred and forty seven, were by mistake omitted to be entered of record, It is ordered that the same be now entered as of that day in the words and figures following to wit:

On consideration of the motion of the plaintiff for a new trial herein, It is ordered that the same be sustained, and that the verdict and the judgment herein rendered be set aside and a new trial had.