permitting Book 7 page 202

Petition to sue in
form a

filed April 20 1834
A Gamble clk

The petitioner is permitted
to sue as

lawful
circuit court of St Louis County

Missouri a man of color
aged about thirty five and was free in
South Carolina and was taken into Illinois
by
andand as a slave that
William Morison of Illinois had
possession of andfurther
Illinois hein the said county
and state until he was
state of Missouri where he was
that he was then Illinois
andthe said william Morison to
the Countyheand
and then was brought back to the
state of Illinois , that in
and by the said William Morison
or in the possession of a Johnwho
commanded thenbed
saidand
as a slave, that the said Johnpossession of hisand that
isin the possession of the said
Johnwho claimsas a slave and

that he is
& pardon prays for Missouri
his right to theand further prays
that this
the said William
Morison and Johnwhen he
furtheris your petition
the of this

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 1st day of
AprilAD 1834
Patrick Walsh
Justice of the PeaceX Reuben his mark Morrisson

No 20
Saint Louis Cireuit Court July Term 1834

This is an action of
assault & battery &
for free
from the clerk write
upon process

Filed8th. may 1834
Archibald Gamble Clerk

Executed this writ on John C Swan by reading it
& the declaration to him in the city of St. Louis
on the 3rd day of may 1834 William Morrison not
found in my county

John K Walker Shff by J Brotherton D Shff

Service $ 1 00non est50$ 1.50

July1834

St Louis county to wit Reuben Morisson
a man of color of of William Morisson
and John C Swan of a
for that the said William Morisson and
John C. Swan on the first day of April
in the year 1834 with and
made an oath for the said Reuben
Morisson to wit at the county of st Louis
and then and therethe said Reu
ben a great many and
and then and there inprisoned the said
Reuben and left and
there without any reasonable
whatsoever for aspace ofto wit
space of two days
following to and against
will of the said Reuben Morisson
the said Reuben that before and at
of of the said
was and still is a free person
and the defendants sold and detained and
still sold and detained him in slavery
whereby the said Reuben Morisson
has been breatly bruised wounded and
to to wit at the county of St Louis and other
wrongs and there did against
of the state and to the damage of
the plaintiff five hundred dollars and there

County of Saint Louis . ssThe State of Missouri To the Sheriff of the County of Saint Louis Greeting

We command you to summon William Morrison and John C Swan that
they be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next July term
thereof to be held at the City of St Louis within and for the County of Saint Louis on the
fourth monday of July next then and there to answer unto Reuben Morisson
a man of color of a plea of tresspass to the damage of the plaintiff of five hundred
dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Circuit
Court at office this first day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and
thirty four
Archibald Gamble Clerk