State of Missouri
St Louis County ss St Louis Circuit Court
November Term 1844

Lucy Ann Britton by her next
friend Polly Wash , complains of David D
Mitchell of a plea of trespass, for that the
said defendant on the seventh day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty two with force and arms &C
made an assault upon the said plaintiff, to wit
at St Louis to wit at the County aforesaid and then
and there imprisoned her the said Lucy Ann
Britton , the said plaintiff and kept and detained her
in prison there, without any reasonable or probable
cause whatsoever for a long time, to wit for the
space of twenty months thus next following, contrary to
the laws of the state of Missouri and against the
will of the said plaintiff. Wherefore the said
plaintiff saith that she is injured, and hath
sustained damage to the amount of one thousand
Dollars and therefore she brings suit &C

F.B . Murdoch
attys for

No St Louis Circuit Court
November Term 1844

Lucy Ann Britton by
her next friend Polly Wash
vs
David D. Mitchell

Trespass in false imprisonment
Damages $ 1000.

The blank will issue
summons in the case

F.B . Murdock
atty for 22t Apl 1844 by atty

County of St. Louis , ss.
The State Of Missouri ,To the Sheriff of St. Louis CountyGreeting:

We command you to Summon David D. Mitchell
if he be found in your County, that he be
and appear
before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the first day of the next term thereof, to
be held at the City of St. Louis , within and for the county of St. Louis , on the
third Monday of November next, then and there to answer unto Lucy
Ann Britton by her next friend Polly Wash of a plea of trespass in false
imprisonment
to the damage of said plaintiff One thousand —
dollars: And have you then there this writ.

Witness, John Ruland , Clerk of our said Court,
with the seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the
city of St. Louis , this thirteenth day of
May in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and forty four.In. Ruland Clerk

I acknowledge myself bound for all costs that may accrue in the above cause.
Witness my hand and seal, at St. Louis , this day of 184

Executed this writ in the County
of St Louis on the 16th day of May 1844 by
offering to read it and the declaration to
David D. Mitchell which he refused to
hear

William Milburn ShffBy N. C. Osburn Depy service $ 1.00

No. 18 St Louis Circuit Court
November Term 1844

Lucy Ann Britton
by her next friend Polly
Wash
vs
David D. Mitchell
Summons
16th May

Trespass in false impris-
onment
Damages $ 1.000

Murdoch P. Q.Filed May 13th 1844In. Ruland Clerk by Atty) (112)

Plea filed 15/292 Dismissed at peff costs June 3d 1845 16 p 271.

St. Louis Circuit Court
Nov. 7t. 1844

Lucy Ann Britton
vs.
David D. Mitchell

And the Said defendant by
his attorney come, & defends the wrong & injury when
, and say that he is not guilty of the said
supposed trespasses in manner & found, in said
declaration is alleged &c. and of the, he
puts himself upon the country &c.

Spalding & Jeffery
attys for deffs.

St. Louis Circuit Court
Lucy Ann Britton
on.
D. D. Mitchell

plea

Spalding & Jeffery
attys.Filed for Nov. 18th 1844 John Ruland Clerk