State of Missouri
St Louis countyIn the circuit court March
term 1827

Polly Willson (a free woman of colour)
Complains of Jacob Baum is
of a plea of trespass. For that the said Jacob
Baum on the day of in the year
of our Lord 1826 in the force and assault
the said Polly Wilson to wit at the county
of St. Louis aforsaid and then and there with
great force and and laid label
of the said Polly Wilson and with a
and whip and with his forts and
the said Polly Wilson a greatmany
blows and on and about the head
back; sholder; arms legs and
above other parts of the body by of
which said she the said Polly Wilson
has then and there gravely
and wounded and other to the said
Polly Wilson then and there did against the
Laws & dignity of the state and to the great damage of this
the said Polly Wilson which the said Polly
Willson saithsh is and has and
damage to the amountof $500 and therefore
she for

Stother attorney for Plantiff

County of St Louis sc.
The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of St Louis County

We Command you to summon Jacob Baum that he be and appear
at the next term of our Circuit Court befors the Judge of our circuit
Court at the next term thereof to be held at the City of St Louis within
and the County of St Louis on the fourth monday of March next then
and there to answer unto Polly Willson (a free woman of color) of a
plea of Trespass to the damage of the said Plaintiff of five hundred
Dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court
at Office this 28th day of February Eighteen
hundred and Twenty Seven Archibald Gamble Clerk

No 19
St Louis Circuit Court
March Term 1827

Polly Wilson
vs.
Jacob Baum
Nar

This is an of
Assault and Battery the
club will per
mens

Shother JP

Filed 28th February 1827 Archibald Gamble Clerk

Executed this writ on Jacob Baum March 2nd 1827 in the
City of St Louis by reading the same to him

R. Simpson Sheriff
By Jnv. Simonds Jr Df Sheriff Service $1.00

Jacob Baum
ads
Polly Willson March Term 1827

And the said Jacob by
his attonary comes and defends the then
injury when and says that he is not guilty
in the answer and farm as the said Polly hath
above whereof complained againsthim
and of this he puts himself upon the
county.

Atty for Dfs

Jacob Baum
ad.
Polly Wilson
Plea
N. G.

filed March 30th
1827 A Gamble Clk

County Of St. Louis , Sct.
State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of St. Louis County....Greeting:

You are hereby commanded to Summon Thomas M. Langhlin
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the sixth day of August at the City of
St. Louis , then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending
in our said court, wherein Polly Wilson
plaintiff, and Jacob Baum
defendant, on the part of the Plaintiff, and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at
the City of St. Louis , this 24th day of
July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty seven A Gamble Clerk C.C.

Executed this writ on Jhn M Laughlin
Augt 1. 1827 by to him the same

Service $-50 R Simpson

July 1827

Polly Wilson
vs
Jacob Baum
for
Langhlin

6th August for
Plaintiff

County Of St. Louis , Sct.
The State of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of St. Louis County--Greeting:

You are hereby commanded to summon John
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the 6th day of August, at the city of St. Louis ,
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy, now pending in our
said Court, wherein Polly Wilson is plaintiff,
and Jacob Baum defendant,
on the part of the Plaintiff; and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this third day of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty seven A Gamble Clerk C.C.

July 1827

Polly Wilson
vs
Jacob Baum

for
John Bosseron

6th August for
Plaintiff

John Bosseron not found in my county Aug 6th 1827

Bon Est $ 0,12 1/2 Jh Simonds Jr . Sheriff