Territory of Missouri County & Town of St. Louis

Personally appeared before me the Justice of the Peace in and for the township and county aforesaid Marie who being duly sworn on the holy of Almighty god, doth before and say, that she is well acquainted with
Marie a Mulatto girl about the age of ten years, that she, the daughter of Marguerite a full Negro woman - that the said Marie was held
by a a certain Nicholas Beaugenoux whose slave she was and was by him removed to the Territory of Illinois the county of St. Clair where she resided
for the space of a year or upwards with the said Nicholas Beaugenoux as his slave when the said Marie the Mulatto girl aforesaid was by her said master Nicholas Beaugenoux Junior brought over to the Town of St Louis and by him sold to a certain Auguste Chouteau in whose possession she now is and
by him detained as a slave and further saith not

Marie herX mark Sworn to and subscribed this
5th day of March AD 1818Danue

Alexis Tibeau also duly sworn on his oath saith that he is well acquainted with the above named Mulatto girl Marie , that he
has seen her the said Mulatto girl at the house of said Nicholas Beaugenoux in the county of St Clair aforesaid living there as his
Slave and believing that she remained with him the said Nicholas Beaugenoux in the said county of St Louis , for a year & upwards
and further saith not -

Alexis his X mark Tibeau
Sworn to and subscribed
the 5th day of March 1818
before meDanue

County

Marie a free woman

In the Superior Court Northern circuit of the Term of August 1818

The court directs that the said Petitioner shall be permitted to have a reasonable liberty of attending her counsel and that she shall not be
taken nor removed out of the Jurisdiction of the court, nor be subjected
to any severity on account of her application for freedom

A copy from the Record
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Territory of Missouri Northern Circuit
SsThe United States of America to the Sheriff of the county of St Louis Greeting

We command you as we before commanded you that you Summon Auguste Chouteau that he
be and appear before our Judges of our Superior Court of our Territory of Missouri at our said Superior Court to
be held in and for the northern circuit of the said Territory at the Town of St Louis , on the third Monday
of September next, then and there in our said court before our Judges aforesaid, to answer unto Maine a free Mulatto girl held in Slavery, who sues by Marguerite a free black woman, her mother & next friend in a plea of Trespass, assault & battery & false imprisonment, to her damage five
hundred dollars and have You there and this writ and certify to our said court how You execute
this writ

Witness the Honorable Presiding Judge of our said court at St Louis the twenty sixth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and of our independence the forty third.H. Danue Dc. n.c,

Executed this writ by reading
to the defendant in the town
of St Louis 9th July 1819

John K Walker DShiff
service & travel 90 cts

No. 205
March Term 1819April Jen 1821 Superior Court Northern circuit
September Term 1819

Summon
Trespass
Assault
Battery

False imprisonment Damages
$500

This is an action brought by
plaintiff for the recovery of
her freedom & damages for
being deprived of the same

filed September 20th 1819
Same day plea filed

Danue

fee writ
$8.95

Deyer forpltff

To the Honorable the Superior Court
of the Territory of Missouri for the
Northern Circuit now sitting

The Petition of Marie a free mulattogirl
under the age of twenty one years by Margueritte
a free black woman, her mother
and next friend, humbly
That your petitioner was held by a certain
Nicholas Beaugenoux in this territory as
a slave, and that she was removed by
the said Beaugenoux to the county of St Clair in the Territory of Illinois some time
in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, and
that she was detained by and resided with the
said Beaugenoux, as his slave in the said Territory of Illinois for the space of one year
and upwards when she was again removed
by the said Beaugenoux and brought to the
County of St Louis in this territory and by him
the said Beaugenoux sold to a certain Auguste P Chouteau in whose possession she now is and
by him detained as a slave - by reason
whereof, your petitioner is advised she is free and entitled to liberation from the said Auguste
P Chouteau , and all other persons under him-

Your petitioner therefore prays that she
may be permitted to sue as a poor person in
your honorable court by her said mother and
next friend Margueritte a free black woman against the said Auguste P Chouteau and that counsel may be assigned to your petitioner in the said cause and that your honors will make such other and further order in her behalf as
by law in such cases is provided

And your petitioner as is duty bound will ever pray

Marie a free Mulatto girl
by Margueritte a free woman
her mother & next friend

Sup Court Northern Circuit

March Term 1819
Petition of Marie
a free Girl

Territory of Missouri
Nothern CircuitThe United States of America to the Sheriff of the county of St Louis Greeting

We command You that You summon Auguste P. Chouteau that he be and appear before the Judges of
our Superior Court of our Territory of Missouri , at our said Superior court to be held in and for the Northern Circuit
of the said Territory at the Town of St Louis , on the fourth Monday in March next, then and there in our
said court before our Judges aforesaid, to answer unto Marie a free Mulatto girl, held in slavery who sues by
Marguerite a free Black woman, her next friend, in a plea of Trespass, assault & battery and false
imprisonment, to her damage five hundred dollars- and have You then and there this writ and certify
to our said court how You executed the same

Witness the honorable John B C Lucas Esquire Presiding Judge of our said court at
St Louis this eighth day of October in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred &
eighteen and of our independence the forty thirdH. Danue

Superior court Northern Circuit
March Term 1819

Summons
Damages
$500

This is an action of Trespass assault
& Battery & false imprisonment
recover the freedom of the
Petitioner together with her
damages for her detention

filed April 26th 1819Danue

The deponent not
found in this county
April 15th 1819

J C McGill
D Shff
Est 50 cts

In the Superior Court NC
September Term 1819.

And the said Auguste P Chouteau by his
attorney comes and defends the force and injury when
and as to the trespass, assault & battery & imprisonment
in the declaration of the said Marie
mentioned, says that the said Marie ought
to be barred and precluded from having and
maintaining her action thereof against
him, because he says, that the said Marie , on
the said First day of January in the year One
thousand eight hundred and eighteen
and from thence hitherto was the lawful
slave of him the said Auguste , without
that the said Marie was at the time aforesaid
a free person, as in her said declaration
is above supposed, and this he the said Auguste
is ready to certify - Wherefore .

J Barton for deft

And the said Marie says that by reason
of any thing in the said plea of the said defendant
above alleged, she the said Marie ought not to
he barred & precluded from having & maintaining
her action aforesaid thereof against him the
said defendant - because she says that she thesaid Marie at the time when to was & still is a free person & not the slave of the said
defendant in manner & form as the said
defendant- hath in his said plea alleged
and this she prays may be enquired of
by the county

Greyer for plff

filed September 20th
1819

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In the Superior Court Northern Circuit For March Term 1819

Marie a free mulatto girl, held in slavery, by Margueritte
a free black woman who is admitted by the court
here to prosecute for the said Marie who is an infant
within the age of twenty one years, as the next friend
of the said Marie complains of Auguste Chouteau
of a plea of trespass, assault & battery & false imprisonment-
For that the said Auguste on the first day of January
in the year of our lord eighteen hundred & eighteen
made an assault upon her the said Marie
at the county of St Louis in this Territory of Missouri
and within the jurisdiction of this court and there
& there beat bruised & illtreated her the said Marie
and then & there imprisoned her the said Marie
and kept & detained her in prison there for a long
time to wit, for the space of eight months then
next following, without any reasonable or proba-
ble
cause against the will of the said to the laws of the said Marie &
contrary to the laws & customs of the territory of Missouri ,
and other wrongs to the said Marie then & there
did against the peace of the United States of America
and to the damage of the said Marie of five
hundred dollars & therefore she brings her suit

Marie , a free mulatto girl
by Margueritte her next friend Geyer of counsel for plff by
assignment of the Court

Trespass
asst & batty
false imprisonment

This action is brought for the
purpose of establishing the free-
dom of the plaintiff held
in slavery by deft. & to procure
her liberation from the
deft

The clerk will give a
summons together with a copy
of the order of court to be served
on deft-- D $500
C Ck

p. 2

Territory of Missouri , Northern Circuit, ss.The United States of America to Auguste Chouteau
& Francois Valois Greeting

You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
& each of 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 St. Louis
on the twenty ninth day of Aprilnext being thesixth day
of theApril term of our said court, to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case
then and there to be tried, and wherein Marie a free girl is
plaintiff and Auguste P Chouteau is
defendant on the part of the saiddefendant
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 St Louis is hereby commanded, then and there to make return of this our writ
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.

Witness the Honorable Beat
Esquire presiding judge of our said court this seventh day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty and of our independence the forty fourth

Served this writ on M. P. Lideer in the
Town of St Louis 11th April 1820 & on Francois Valois in S'Louis 24th April 1820

Superior court NC April term 1820

Subpoena

29th April Auguste Chouteau

Francois Valois

Territory of Missouri , Northern Circuit,ss.The United States of America to Beaugenoux
Baptiste Tibeau & Joseph Greeting

You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you and each of
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 St. Louis
on the twenty ninth day of April next being thesixth day
of the April term of our said court, to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case
then and there to be tried, and wherein Marie a free girl is
plaintiff and Auguste P Chouteau is
defendant on the part of the said defendant
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 St Louis is hereby commanded, then and there to make return of this our writ
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.

Witness the Honorable Beat
Esquire presiding judge of our said court this seventh day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty and of our independence the forty fourthDanue

Served this writ on vetal Beaugenoux in
the Town of St Louis 14th April 1820Baptiste Tibeau not found in my county
Joseph not found in my
county

M. McGirk dsff

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Superior Court NC March Term 1820

29th April

BeaugenouxBaptiste TibeauJoseph

Territory of Missouri Northern Circuit.ss.The United States of America to Alexis Lalaude
and Marie Lalaude - Greeting.

You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you and each of
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 St. Louis , on the twenty ninth
day of April being the sixth day of the April term of our said court,
to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein Marie
a free girl is - plaintiff and Auguste
P Chouteau is- defendant on the part of the said Plaintiff - 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 county of St Louis is hereby commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our court how he
executes the same.

Witness the Honorable Beat
Esquire presiding judge of our said court this seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty and of our independence the forty fourthDanue

Served this writ on Marie Lalaude in St.Louis 14
April 1820 Alexis Lalaude not found in my
county whom I am informed is dead

M McGirk DSff

1 Service331 non Est50travel.689

Superior court NC
April 1820

Subpoena

29 April

Alexis Lalaude Marie Lalaude

State of Missouri -
Third Judicial District

Be it remembered that pursuant to the provisions
in the twenty third section of an act of the assembly of the State of Missouri
entitled "An Act Regulating the proceedings of the Supreme court" Joseph
Farmer clerk of the Superior Court of the Territory of Missouri for the Northern
Circuit, have made out a complete Transcript of the minutes & proceedings had in
a cause now pending with the Superior court aforesaid Between Marie a free girl
of color who sues for her freedom and Auguste P Chouteau with words and
figures following -

August Term 1818
August 26 th

"On Reading and filing the petition of the said Marie by Margueritte her
mother, and on the motion of for said petitioner, the court directs
that an action of assault & Battery & False imprisonment be instated against
the said Auguste P Chouteau by the said Marie , and that she be permitted
to have a reasonable liberty of attending her counsel and that she shall not
be taken nor removed out of the jurisdiction of the court nor be subjected
to any Severity on account of her application for freedom The court
assigns Mr Deyer as counsel to the said petitioner - which said
complaint together with all the papers belonging to the said same
with to the clerk of the circuit court of the county of St Louis

In whereof
and affixed the seal of the superior court aforesaid
at St Louis this thirtieth day of March AD 1821

455020certification

$1.65

Transcript

St Louis Circuit Court April term 1821.

The defendant by his attorney move the Court
to set aside the verdict rendered in this cause, and
grant a new trial, because the jury found their ver-
dict for the plaintiff without any other proof of
her liberty, but that she was kept in the late
Territory of Illinois for considerable time by
the person under whom the defendant claims title

Bates for Deft

filed23th may 1821

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State of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of St. Louis County-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Alexis Tibeau &
Margaret Tibeau
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our
circuit court, on the Eleventh day of May at the town 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
Marie a Woman of colour is plaintiff,
andAugt P Chouteau defendant on the part of Petitioner and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , thistenth day May in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred twenty one Archibald Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Alexis & Margaret
Tibeau not found
in my county 10th
May 1821

McGirk
Dsff

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for

Alexis Tibeau Margt Tibeau11th May for
Petitioner

State of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of
County-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Alexis Tibeau and
Marie Constant Lalaude
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our
circuit court, on the seventeenth day of May at the town 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
Marie a free mulatto girl isplaintiff,
and Auguste Chouteau 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 town of St. Louis , this 15 day of May in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred twenty one A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Served this writ on
Marie Constant LaLaude
in St Louis
Executed by reading
May 15th 1821 Alexis
Tibeau not found
in my county
17th may 1821

M McGirk

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Alexis Tibeau

Marie Lalaude

State Of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of St. Louis County-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Alexis Tibeau and Margaret
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our
circuit court, on theforthwithday of at the town 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
Marie a free girl plaintiff,
and A P Chouteau- defendant on the part
of the pltffand have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , this17th day Mayin the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & 21 A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

I acknowledge the service
of the within subpoena

Margaret rubee

for

Alexis Tibeau for Pltff
forthwith

Served this writ on
Alexis Tibeau by leaving
a copy hereof at his
residence in St Louis
Township with his wife
informing her of the
contents thereof who is over
the age of sixteen as
appears of record on her
countenance 18th May
1821

b. McGirk

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State of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of St. Louis County-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Francis Munnet 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 twenty second day of Maynextat the town 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
Mary a woman of colour is- plaintiff,
and Auguste P Chouteau is- defendant on the part
of theplaintiff and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , this 19 day May in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred Twenty one A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C. C.

Sub

Served this writ
on Francis Munnet
on the 23rd May 1821
by reading it to
him in the township
of St Louis

E. F. Brown

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State of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of St. Louis county-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon
Joseph and Margaret
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our circuit court forthwithat the town 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 Marie a
woman of color is Plaintiff,
and Auguste P Chouteau defendant on the part of
the pltff and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , this 22nd day of May in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred& 21 A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Served this writ
on Joseph
and Margret
on the 22nd May
1821. by reading
it to them both
in the Township
of St Louis

E. F. Brown

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for

JosephMargaret