Anson, an infant of color, by and through his next friend, William Clark v. Henry G. Mitchel and Henry C. This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 July 1832 July Term 1832

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 Anson, an infant of color, by and through his next friend, William Clark v. Henry G. Mitchel and Henry C. July 1832 July Term 1832 Anson Mitchel, Henry G. , Henry C. Trespass St. Louis County Court Clark, William Unknown MK deciphered vendor's unclear tags through entire document MK proofread and corrected transcription errors through entire document KT removed comment tags, etc. CM performed final review of legal encoding APJ checked vertical and horizontal rends Petition to Proceed in Forma Pauperis

This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.

 Petition to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Clark, Williams St. Louis County Court July Term 1832

St Louis County to wit Anson , a boy of color an infant who sues by permission, of the court by his next friend William Clark complains, of Henry G and Henry , C. of a plea of trespass, : For that the said G and C Repel on the 22 day of May in the year 1832 with force and arms made an assault upon the said Anson to wit at the County of St Louis afore said and then and there beat bruised, and ill treated the said Anson and then and there imprisoned the said Anson and kept, and detained the said Anson in prison with out any probable or reasonable, cause whatsoever for a long space, of time to wit for the space of 25 hours then next following contrary, to law and against the will of the said Anson and the said Anson that before and at, the time of the of the he was and still is a free person and that the defendant than held and detained him in slavery and still holds, and detains him, in slavery and other wrongs, to law, the said Anson then and there did against the