State of Missouri
County of St. Louis

Aexis Lebo makith oath
that he will having Pelage (a
girl of colour ) in the forgoing pe
tition named and that he also
will Francois Valois
in the same petition named and
that the said Francois Valois same
time in the year eighteen hundred
then or eleven to the best of their
affiants belief the said Valois
removed from the town of St. Louis
into the state of Illinois taking
with him as his slave the said
pelagie and that the said Valois
after said removed lived at
a place called the french
village in said State in the county
of St. Clair keeping and holding
the said Pelage there as his slave
for the space of about five years
when the said Valois removed
back to the said town of St Louis
bringing the said slave with
him and further this deponent
saith not

sworn to and
said before me in open
court oct 1st 1821 A Gamble Clerk his Alexis xLebo mark

No. # 12

Let the usual order be made

filed October 1st
1821

A Gamble Clk

The petition

Third Judicial Circuit
County of St. Louis to writ

Pelagie an infant of coulour
under the age of twenty one years, who
sues by David a free man of
being deceased
father being a slave
of Francois Vallois of a plea
trespass he - for that said Fran-
cois Vallois on the first day of
January in the year of our Lord one
and eight hundred and seventy
one with force and arms at the town
of St. Louis in the said county of
made and assault upon
the said Pelagie and then and there
beat bruised and ill treated the
said Pelagie and then
and there imprisoned her the said.
Pelagie and kept and detained her
in prison there without any rea-
sonable or probable cause what-
soever for a long time to writ from
thence hitherto continually contrary
to the law of the land and against
the will of the said Pelage against
the peace of the state and the form of the statute
in that case made or provided to
the damage of the said Pelagie of
of five hundred dollars and there
fore she sues and there are pledge

James H Peck
for next

County of St . Louis The state of missouriTo the sheriff of St . Louis county greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon Francois Valois that he be and
appear before the Judge of our circuit court at the next term thereof
to be held at the town of St Louis within and for the county of
St . Louis , on the first Monday of December next then
and there to answer unto Pelagie an infant of colour under the
one year who sues
mother being deceased and her father
of a plea of trespass to the Damage of the said
hundred Dollars and have you then there this writ.

Witness Archibald Gamble clerk of
court at office thisthird day of October one
thousand eight hundred and twenty one Archibald Gamble

no 12

This is an action
of trespass with
force andarms
Let a
sue and the
proper order
accompany

Filed the october 1821 A. Gamble clk

this writ on Francois Valois on the
5th october 1821. by mailing it to him in
the town ship of St Louis

Service80 ctstravel1090 cts

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

You are hereby commanded to summon Gregoire Sarpy and Pierre Provonchere
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our Circuit Court , forthwith 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 Pelage is- Plaintiff, and Valois and Cabanne are defendants on the part of the Defendants and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at
the town of St. Louis , this 23rd day of February
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty 2 A Gamble Clerk, Sr. L. C.C.

for
Gregoir Sarpy and P. Provonchere

forthwith for Dept.]

Executed their write on G. Sarpy feby 23rd 1812 P. Provonchere not found

Lenrer50non est50$1,00

June Term 1822. And the said
Valois by his attornies comes and defends the
wrong and injury when and says that the
said Pelage ought not to have or maintain
her aforesaid action thereof against him
because he says that before the com
mencement of this suit, and untill the twen
ty fifth the day of September in the year eight
een hundred and twenty one the said Pelagie
was the slave of him the said Valois to writ at
the county aforesaid and that he the said Va-
lois then and there by his cetain of
that date for and in consideration of the sum of
three hundred dollars to him paid by one John
P . Cabanne bargained and sold the said slave
to the said Cabanne his executors administration
and and this he is ready to verify, wherefore
he prays Judgment if the said Pelage ought
to have or maintain her aforesaid action
of against

for

plea

filed June 12, 1822 A. Gamble Clk.

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Deniar Leouis Soloman Angelie Grenier
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay They be are appear in proper person before the Judge of
our Circuit Court , on the day of July 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 Pelagie is plaintiff,
and F. Valois defendant,
on the part of the Pltff and have you then there this writ

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the
town of St. Louis , this 11th day of June
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two A Gamble Clerk, C.C.

for

Pierre Deniar

Louis Soloman

Angelie Dernier

for pltff

July, 2nd 1817

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Raie Piere Kennelle
Laura Constance 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 2nd day of July 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 Pelagie is plaintiff,
and F. Valois is defendant,
on the part of the pltff and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the
town of St. Louis , this 11th day of June
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two A Gamble Clerk C.C.

for

Pierre Raie Kenneth

Laura

Constance Tebo

for Plaintiff judge 2

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Deniar
Louis Solomon, Angelique Grenier 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 15th day of October 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 Pelagie is plaintiff,
and Francois Valois is defendant,
on the part of the Plff and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the
town of St. Louis , this 3rd day of Sept
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred an twenty twoA gamble Clerk, C.C.

Executed this
writ in Louis
Solomon on
the 11th October 1832 the others
not found

for

Pierre SenearLouis Solomon Angelique Grenier 15th Oct for Plff.

County of St. Louis , Sct.The state of Missouri To the sheriff of St. Louis county....Greeting

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Raie Pierre
kenneth, Laura , Constantine Tehean 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 15th day of October 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 Pelagie is plaintiff
and Francois Valois is defendant,
on the part of the plff and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald gamble, clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this 3rd day of Septr in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two A Gamble clerk, C.C.

for

Pierre Raie Pierre Kenneth Laura Constance Lebeau

Pierre Raie Pierre Kenneth Laura Constance Lebeau not found in
this county

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Provenchere and Gregorie Sarpy that setting aside all manner of exuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our Circuit Court , on the fifth day of June at the town of St. Louis , then
and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court,
wherein Pelagie is plaintiff,
and Francois Valois is defendant,
on the part of the defendant and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this fourth day of June
in the year of our Lord, on thousand eight hundred and twenty threeA gamble Clerk, C.C.

for

Pierre Provenchere Greg Sarpy 5th June for deft

Executed an
Gregorie Sarpy
on 5th June 1825- Pierre Provenchere not found

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon
Pierre Jenear
Louis Solomon
Angelique Grenier 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 fifth day of March at the town of St. Louis , then
and there to testify and the truth so say in a ceratain matter of controversy now pending in our said court,
wherein Pelagie is plaintiff,
and Francois Valois is defendant,
on the part of the plaintiff and have you then there his writ

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the
town of St. Louis , this Eighteenth day of March
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three Archibald Gamble Clerk, C.C.

June term1823

for

Pierre SenearLouis Solomon Angeligue Grenier 5th June forplantiff

the witnesses not found on this subpoena

this 5th june 1823
Brown

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Raie Pierre Kennell Laura Constance Lebeau
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 fifth day of March at the town of St. Louis , then
and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court,
wherein Pelagie is plaintiff,
and Francois Valois is defendant,
on the part of the plantiff and have you then there this writ

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the
town of St. Louis , the Eighteenth day of March
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three Archibald Gamble Clerk, C.C.

Pierre Rail
Pierre Kenneth
Laura and
Constance Lebeau not found in
this county

this 5th june 1823E.F. Brown Shff.

June Term 1819

for

Pierre Raie Pierre Kenneth Laura Constance Lebeau June 5th for plff

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Senear, Louis
Solomon and Angelique Grenier
that setting aside all manner of a excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of
our Circuit Court , on the sixth day of february 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 Pelagie is plaintiff,
and Francois Valois is 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 27th day of December
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two A. Gamble Clerk, C.C.

February Term 1823

for

Pierre SenearLouis Solomon Angelique Grenier6th February for Plantiff

Pierre Senear Louis Solomon Angelique Grenier not found in this country

Brown Shff

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

You are hereby commanded to Summon Pierre Rail Pierre Kenneth
Laura , and Constance Lebeau
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 Sixth day of February at the town of St. Louis , then
and there to testify and the truth so say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court,
wherein Pelagie is plaintiff,
and Francois Valois is 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 27th day of December
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred an twenty two A Gamble Clerk, C.C.

Pierre Rail
Pierre Kenneth
Laura
Constance Lebeau not found in this country

Brown Shff

February Term1823

for

Pierre Rail
Pierre Kenneth
Laura
Constance Lebeau

James presents the petition of Pelagie
a woman of colour praying that she may be permitted to institute a
suit against Francois Valois for establishing her right to freedom and
that she may be permitted to sue as a poor person thereupon the
court permit the said Pelagie to sue as aforesaid and direct an
action of assault and battery and false imprisonment to be brought
in the name of said Pelagie against the said Francois Valois and
assign James St. Peek as her counselor and it is ordered by the court
that the said defendant permit the said petitioner to have a reasonable
liberty of attending her counsel and the court when occasion may
require it and that the said petitioner shall not be taken or removed
out of the jurisdiction of this Court or be subject to any severity
of treatment on account of her application for freedom

A copy from the Records A Gamble Clerk

Executed this order on Franies by copy

Jn Simonds

copy of order

To the honorable the Circuit sitting
for the county of St Louis

The petition of Pelagie a
female of colour and an infant
under the age of twenty one years
by David a free man of colour
her next friend (her father being
a slave and her mother being
dead). respectfully represents to your
honour that, same time in the year
eighteen hundred and two she
was born in the town of St . Louis
as the property of Antoine Laulard
and that while an
infant perhaps less than a year old was sold by said Laulard to one Francois Vallois
who and claimed your
petitioner in the said town of
St Louis until about the year of
our Lord One Thousand eight
hundred and Ten or Eleven, when
the said Francois Vallois removed
from the said town into the state
of Illinois taking your petitioner
with him as his slave, to a place
called the French Village in
said state, where he continued
to reside with his family and
with your petitioner holding
her as his slave for the space
of two years or upwards next after the
time of said removal
that after which time the said
in the year $13 as she believes
Valois remained with your
petitioner into the the said Town of
St. Louis in the said county of
St . Louis , where he has since
continued to reside with your
petitioner and where he and claiming
her as slave and your petitioner
claiming her freedom in virtue
of said removal
to the said state of Illinois and
residence there under the circum-
stances he fore mentioned and
prays your honour to be per-
mitted to sue as a poor person
and that your honour will
further make an order directing
an action to be brought and
such other orders as from time to
time to your honour shall deem
merit and your petitioner as in duty
bound will ever pray -

Pelage by her
next friend DesireJacque

Circuit Court
Febry Term 1822

On motion of
ordered that John P Cabanne and
Francois Valois is be summoned to be and
appear before the Court on Saturday
the 23rd instant to then cause why
an attachment should not issue
against them for a contempt
in disobeying a form order of this
court by sending Pelagie, a negro
applying for her freedom and
of the juridiction of this court

A copy of the rule
Archibald Gamble
clerk

Executed this
Summons on
the Defendants
on the 22nd Feby
1822 at their
respective places
of residence
in the township

walker
D Shff
1.00

1822

Rule to show cause
against
Francois Valois &
Cabanne

23rd Feby