of

apeared before in the for the aforesaid who being on the god, before and day, that the with
about the age of been that a - that the said held
by a whose and by to the of - the county the
for the or the said the aforesaid her said sold to the and
by as a slave and

X mark to
5th day of March AD 1818

also on with the that he
has been her the said girl at the house the county days aforesaid
Slave and that the with the in the send county of St Louis , for a year
and not -

his X mark
Sworn to
the 5th day of March 1818
before me

County

the of August 1875

The that the said to have a of her and that the he out of the of the of the court, he to any on of her of in for

four the

of cericut
siThe united states of America to the sheuff of the county louis

the command as we difine commanded that the laugted thathe he and aphar before our didgy court four Jeruting of at out said went to he held in for the as int of the said at the Louis , on the mon-
day of depten her that, there and there is our said court before our afraid to un to maine gni held in thray, who dues by a feellacher mother in as of , against of false in punishment to her damage five hundredand and ahve for theare and they want and untity to her said court how their court

the hounable sulay butagame reading afour said court at louis they coentry sixth day ofjune in the year of ourlord on thousand eight hundread and ninteen and afour the forty third.H. Dc. n.c,

Excuted this writ by reading
to the dependent in the town
of Louis 9th July 1819

April Jen 1821 Supour
September Term 1819

Batiery

false
$500

hey is brought by
plaintiff for the reccovery
her peedeom of a for
being depried othe

filed September 1829
plainpied

$8095

Geyer for

To the Honorable the Court
of the of for the
now

The Petition of a also
under the age of twenty one years by a free blak woman her mother
and neal friend humbly
That your was held by a certain
in this as
a and that she was removed by
the said to the county of in the of some time
in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, and
that she was detained by and reside with the
of for the space of one year
and upwards when she was again
by the said and bought to the
County of St Louis in this and by
the said sold to a certain in whose she now is and
by him detained as a slave - by reason
whereof your from the said August
and all other persons under him-

Your therefore prays that she
may be permitted to as a poor person in
your honorabale court by her said mother and
next friend a pee black woman against the said August and that may be to year in the said and that your honors wile make such other and further order in her be half as by aw in such cases is provided

and your petitoner as in duty

fee

march 1879
of
a free

of notheren The united states of America to the of the county of St'Louis

the Command for that for Auguste P . Chouteeca that and the of
our superi court of our centuring of at our said between court to be held ing and for there against
of said at the of st louis , on the monday in march and there in our
said court our afuraid, to unto a free in who our by
a free her in a plea of against and , to her damage five hundred location- and have and there there court
and to our saidcourt how the same

the hournable justic reading of our said court at
st'Louis their eighnth days year afourlord one thousand eight hundred
eighteen and a four have the H .

Superior court circuit
march 1819

of imprisonment
recover the prison of the
together with her
for her detention

filed April 26th 1819

The depondent
Pound in this country
April 15th 1819

In the
September 1819.

And the said by his
and and when
and as to the
in the declaration of the said
mentioned say that the said ought
and from having and
maintaning he action thereof against
him because he says that the said on
said First day of January in the year One
Thousand eight hundred and eighteen
and from was the law of him the said without
that the said was at the time aforesaid
a , as in said
is above , and he said
is to - thereofore .

And the said says that by
of any thing in the said plea of the
above she the said ought not to
he from having
her action aforesaid thereof against the
said - because days at to was & is a fee not the of the said defendant in as the said in his said and this the may be of the

1819

In the Superior Court M . March 1819

Marie a free held in slavery by
with a pee black woman is admitted by the court
here to for the said who is are infant
within the age of twenty one years as the next friend
of the said emplains of
of a plea of
for that the said on the first day of January
in the year of our eighteen hundred & eighteen
made an up on her the said
at the county of in the
and within the of this court and heat & the said
and then her the said
and kept & detained her in there for a say
to for the space of eight month there
next following without any reasonable or proba-
ble
cause against the of the said to the laws of the
and to the said then
did against the peace of the of america
and to the damage of the said of five
hundred dollars therefore her

her next friend of for by
of the Court

false im

This action in brought per the
purpose of istablis hey the free-
dom of the plaintiff held
laveryby deft. to procure
her atea from the deft

The clerk give a
humman together a copy of the ader of court to he deft-- $500

p. 2

Territory Of Missouri , Northern Circuit, ss.The United States of America to Greeting

You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you
of year personally be and appear before the judges of the superjor court
of our territory aforesaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of St. Louis
on the twenty nineth day of aprilnext being the day
of the term of our said court, to testify and the truth to tell in a ceratin case
then and there to be tried, and werein is
plaintiff and is
defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day intil duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of is hereby commanded, then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our said court how eh executes the same.

Witness the Honorable Beat
Esquire presiding judge of our said court this seventh day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty and of our independence the forty fourth

Served this court our Mr P. Lideer in the Louis of st'Louis 11th april 1820 of an valois in S'Louis 24th April 1820

Superui court that April form 1820

29th Auguste chouteen

farthy valois

Territory Of Missouri , Northern Circuit,ss.The United States of America to Greeting

You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you and of
you personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court
of our territory asoresaid at our said superior court
to be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of St. Louis
on the twenty nineth day of april next being the day
of the april term of our said court, to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case
then and there to be tried, and wherin is plaintiff and Augusted is defendant on the part of the said
and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and not depart the
said court without the leave therof-and of this fail not at your peril and our sheriff of our coun-
ty of is hereby commanded, then and there to make return of this our writ
and certify to our said court how he executes the same.

Witness the Honorable Esquire presiding judge of our daid court this seventh day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty and of our independence the forty fourth

this court our vetal in their forever of st'Louis14th april 1820 not fourd in my not forind in ally county

M. meilyirk defft

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Supeuor Court that March form 1820

29th april

Territory of missouri northern circuit.ss.The United States of America to and - Geeting .

You are summoned that all excuses and delays being set aside you personally be and appear before the judges of the superior court of our terr-
tory aforesaid at our said superior courtto be held in and for the northern circuit at the town of St. Louis , on the day of about being the day of the term of our said court, to testify and the truth to tell in a certain case then and there to be tried, and wherein a free - plaintiff and- defendant on the part of the said - and from day to day until duly discharged by the court, and lot depart the said court without the leave thereof-and of this fail not at your peril, and our sheriff of our country ofis hereby commanded then and there to make return of this our writ and certify to our court how he executes the same.

Witness the Honorable Esquire presiding judge of our said court this seventh day of march in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty and of our independence the forty fourth

this into on Mani in St.Louis 14
April 1820 Alexis Lal and not found in my country whom is dead

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Superior court April 1820

29 april

State of -

that to the of our of the of the the court of the of the of for the came court aforeaid who day for her and with -

August 1818
August 26 th

the of the said by the for said the court
that an action of against
the said & by the said and that the be
to have a her shall
be taken of the of the court
to any Seventy on account of her application freedom court
of to the said - which said
with all the papers to the
with to the of the

and the seal of the court aforesaid
at St Louis they day

455020

St' Louis berein court april term 1821.

The defendand by has as stromng move the court to set aside the cerdict in the career, and grandt a new trial, because the jary found their her-
diet for the peaintiff without any other proof of her libert, but that the was Det in the late ferritory of Seinours for consideraher time by the person under whom the defendant caliming litte

23th may 1821

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143
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43
89
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106
655

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

You are hereby commanded to summon
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 Eleventh day of may 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
a Woman of colours plaintiff,
and and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , thistenth day may in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred twenty one Clerk, St. L . C.C.

of not found
in my county 10th
may 1821

2 1006$106

for

11th may for
Petitioner

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

You are hereby commanded to summon and
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 seventeenth day of may 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
a plaintiff,
anddefendant 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 15 day of may in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred twenty one Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Served on
in Louis
by reading
May 15th 1821 not found
in my county
17th may 1821

Service33non est50689

State Of Misouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of St. Louis County-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon and that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our
circuit court, 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
a plaintiff,
and - defendant on the part
of the and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Camble, Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , this day in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & 21 Clerk, St. L . C.C.

acknowleage the lequee
of the subpoena

marporet rubee

for

for

Service This an
Abenis by leaving
a copy of at this
resedem in Louis
with this
informing thenb of the
countents there of who is over
age of lextem as
appears of record on
countenauer 18the may
1821

b.

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State Of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of st. Louis County -Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon that settting aside all manner of exdcuse and delay he be and appear in proper person before the Judege of our
circuit court, on the twentyu second day of mayat 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
a woman of colour is- plaintiff,
and is- defendant on the part
of the and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , this 19 day may in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred Twenty one Clerk, St. L . C. C.

this
on
on the 23rd may 1821
by reading it to
him in the
Louis

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State Of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis , sct.To the Sheriff of St. Louis county-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon
and
court 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 a
woman of is Plaintiff,
and defendant onthe part of
the and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at
the town of St. Louis , this 22nd day of may in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred 29 Clerk, St. L . C.C.

this
On
and
on the 22nd may
1821.
in the of

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for