State of Missouri Circuit Court Third Judicial, Circuit,
July Term AD 1835St Louis County

Daniel , by his attorney
complains of Robert , of, a plea of trespass,
assault & Battery & false imprisonment for that heretofor
towit on the third day of April in the year of
eighteen hundred & thirty five at St Louis in
said County the said defendant with force &
and arms an asault did make him
said Daniel , him said Daniel , did then & there
beat, wound, illtreat & imprison & hath kept
& detained, him in prison there from the day last aforesaid
to this day without, any Lawful or probable, cause
And the plaintiff said, that before & at
the time of committing the said several
he was and still is a free person & that said
defendant held & detained & still holds & detains him
in slavery where the plaintiff says he is greatly
injured & hath sustained Damages to five, hundred
Dollars & there fore he sues &c.

G A Bird atty

County of Saint Louis ssThe State of Missouri To the sheriff of the county of Saint Louis
greeting

We command you to summon Robert Cohen that he be and appear before
the Judge of our Circuit court at the next 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 David Wilson of a plea of trespass assault
and battery and false imprisonment wherefore the plaintiff says he is greatly
injured and hath sustained damage to five hundred dollars and have you then there
this writ

Witness Arichibald gamble clerk of our said
Circuit Court at office this fourth day of
April in the year one thousand eight
Hundred and thirty five Archibald gamble Clerk

No 13 Saint Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1835

Daniel , Wilson ,
vs
Robert , Cohen ,

of Tresspass,
asault & battery & false
Imprisonment Damage
$ 200 The clerk
please,
a summons,

G A Bud atty
for Filed 4th April 1835 Archibald gamble Clerk

Executed this writ by Reading it and the
declaration to Robert Cohen , on the 4th
day of April 1835 in the county of St Louis

Brotherton sheriff
By M Brotherton Sherff Service $ 1.00 Discontinued,
Book 7 page 454