State of Missouri
County of St Louis
ss
In the St Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1842

Sally , alias Sarah Jackson, a woman of color by
her attorneys and by leave of the court according of
the statute in such case made by complains of James
O . Fraser of a plea of Trespass for false imprison-
ment, for that whereas the said defendant, here
tofore to wit on the first day of March in the year eighteen hundred and forty two, with force and
arms at the County aforesaid made an an assault
upon her the said plaintiff and then and there
beat, bruised and ill treated her, and then and
there imprisoned and detained and kept her the
said plaintiff in prison from that time till
the present against the will of the said plain-
tiff and other wrongs to the said plaintiff then
and there did, contrary to law and against
the peace and dignity of and dignity of the state
And the said plaintiff avers that before and
of the time of the committing the grievances
aforesaid, she was and still is a free person
and that the defendant held and still holds
her the said plaintiff in slavery, wherefore
the said plaintiff says that she has been greatly
injured and both sustained damage in the
sum of five hundred dollars and therefore
she brings his suit

Gamble and Walker
Attys for Plff

Sally alias SarahJackson James O, Fra=ser ss And now at this day comes said def
endent by his attorney defends
the force and injury and says there he his
not guilty of the said supposed trespasses or
within of them in manner or form the said
hath in their said determination almost
and of this they part upon the
country

T. Polk P. D

No 105 St Louis Circuit Court July Term 1842

Sally alias Sarah Jackson
(a person of Color)
vs
James O. Fraser

Declaration in trespass for false imprisonment
a suit for freedom

Dams - $500
filed by consent

Gamble & Walker
Attys for Plff

Plea not guilty T. Polk P. D.

Filed July 29 1842 Jn Ruland Clerk

Judgment of freedom December 21, 184617 p 441