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Clerks fee
court on
filed
Executed this
on
Reading it to
in the
for freedom
damages $1000
To the
This is an action of
by petitioner for the recovery of her
freedom-
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In the
of the
complains of
with force and
H Price on the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventeen
Louis County and within the jurisdiction of
this court with force and arms & made an
assault on the said
beat wounded and ill treated the law
whereof the said tempe was in great dan-
ger of lodging her life. And also for that the
said
and year aforesaid, at
said with force and arms made another
assault on the said
again beat wounded imprisoned and illtreated
the said
prison without any reasonable cause, against the
of the united states and this territory for a long
time
and still detains and keeps the said
prison, and other wrongs to the said
then and there did against the peace of the
age of the said
and therefore she
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We command for that you
be and appear before the judges of our superior court of our territory of missouri
next then and there is our said court before
certain action of
to her damage one thousand dollars-
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I do hereby certify that
and Tempy his wife a Negro woman; who
had bound themselves as servents for a certain term
of years, to
and
not yet expired but still among labour to
the said Vanosdol, the said
his wife; on the
appeared before me
Judges of the
and
consented to serve the Residue of their time of
in
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A Certificate in
Recorded in
A page
1817
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and the said
and defends the wrong and injury when
that he is not guilty of the
above
and form on the said
complained against him and of this he the
and the plaintiff also
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court-
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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by reading it to him in the town of
of st Louis
23 september
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
testify and the truth to tell in a certain case
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave there of-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Executed in the
on the
reading it to
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
you
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof-and
of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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23
Served this writ on
of
to him
1819
& On
september 1819
town of
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
you
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
is
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Served this writ on
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terri-
tory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
day of
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein
a
said
until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our county of
commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how he
executes the same.
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Executed this writ on an
st Louis
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
of
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
on the
of the
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
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Served this writ on
of
not found in any county.
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the twenty third
entitled
circuit, have made and herewith
proceedings had in a certain
in the
On Reading and filing the petition of
in
action of
the said
do permit the said tempe to have reasonable,
of the court
freedom the court
the petitioner-
a
by the
a
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was duly sub
and not appearing the court award an attachment against the said
which said
ging to the said
court of the county of
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
court on the
black
and
the
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Served this writ on
in
by reading it to him
in
by his acknowledgement
him this
Anthony S. Badgely
found in my county
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You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of
then and there to be tried, and wherein
plaintiff and
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof--and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.
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Served this writ
by reading it
the
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her in slavery) has for a considerable time part
subjected her to very
as she
suit for her freedom; that he has frequently abused
and beaten her, (and particularly on yesterday)
for no other cause that she knows of but her
present application for freedom; that he has refused
to supply her with clothing
and
the other servants in the family, and that she
is seldom
ill humor and abusive language.
in open court this
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You are hereby commanded to
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
and
the
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Served this writ
on
Township by
reading 10th
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
circuit court,
there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
and
of the
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Served this writ
on
in
ship by reading
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15 days attendance $1 per day
amounting to fifteen Dollars
$15.
before me this
day of june 1821
of
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ads.
Tempe.
Bill of Exceptions.
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We the
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Laban.
Tempe.
adv.
Price.
To be read in Sup. Court.
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Be it remembered that
on the trial of this cause
that one
the plaintiff
to the
and
for several years
dom by
the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven. The defendant in order to es-
tablish his right to her services, read an
exemplification of a statute of the late Ter-
ritory of
of
the year one thousand eight hundred and
seven, making it lawfull for the owners of
slaves in any of the slave-holding states,
to bring their slaves within the limits of
the said then territory of
into articles of agreement, or indentures, with
them before the clerk of a court of word,
by which the oneness should be entitled to the
services of the said negroes for the time
the defendant then
indenture entered into between one simon
the services of the said plaintiff for a term
of years) and the
defendant deprived of his defence under the above-mentioned statute and
entered into conformably
that a defence of this description was not
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not guilty; & that if the defendant would
have
to have pleaded it-
by her counsel moved the court to
that the
her from a slave holding state in to the
to reside and did
the plaintiff in his services in said territory
the plaintiff to her freedom of which
the court gave and the defendant by his
excepted
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his wife, that she is now in the custody
that this affiant has great reason to believe
and
said
court, that is to say to
that the said
treatment because of her suit for freedom against
the said Price, in this that she is almost constantly
to give satisfaction; that her
servant is
than that of any other servant in the family-and
that she is not furnished with clothing
for her
and further this affiant says not.
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in the
of
to be read
Says that the
1817
same time he
Price, and Price and he wants not have them
at all unless they would go with
him freely, willingly, and they said
they would go with him, they had
as
body. all the
on the opposite side of the
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between
Price bought the man Labor and the
that the woman had ten or
was for life
thing that he
knows no thing of how they came
to the
in