To the Hounorable Circuit Court of the County
of St. Louis , July Term 1827
The of alias , a woman of
colour, represents, in
in the now state of , in the family and passess in
of an inhabitant, of ;
That your was and brought up in a
of slavery in , in the of said
, and in his family
about nine or ten years ago, when she was brought to
this State, the of Missouri ,
she was sold to That said
held your in slavery untill his death, after
she was sold at and was
by who still her, and
exercises authority over her as a slave, by her
and receiving the profits therefore, and by of
all manner of over her, And your
represents that she is advised and believed, that being
in the now state of an do having
brought up there, that she is, to the laws of
the land to her freedom from slavery, to -
and enjoy natural liberty, of which she
has been deprived. And your represents,
that She can prove and establish the of her
and residence in , by persons who there.
your therefore say's that this honorable court
permit and order that your be allowed
and to for her freedom,
said in this honorable court
and that she be permitted to a poor person
to the of the in that case made
and : and you pray,
State of
of Lt. Louis
Personally appeared before me the
under a of the peace and for
the country and aforesaid
a of colour, the same
the , being
her saith: that the forth in -
going by her sub , as upon
her our knowledge are , and
the information of , she
are true and can be proved, and that she
hours of no person who can prove the in
her , to whom the she safely
her intention of a her freedom,
without is the of being of the
opportunity of making this , by being sent out
of the of this .
Petition of
alias
a of
filed July 25th 1827 Clerk
to and before me
this 24 July 1827
justice
Country St.Louis State of
Staovo of ellisfouri
leounty of St.Louis
In the Circuit court,
July Term 1827.
Theohiete alead eatiehe a free moman of
colour,helde in slaver, who is yermilled by the court,
to sue, as apoor person, who by her attoruay Sohn
Danly apinged as comsel by said court complains
of of piebrie choutea dr. of a flew of trespap, for
that hereto foro to not, an the first any of
ano thousand eigh hundred and money = seven, lmno
christe, nith of oree and aroun at the leountry of vaint
lovid, unlacerfully an alault dier matso in and upon
tho said theritiero aliab catieho and then and there
did beat, bruie, mounde and ill treat, her the said
thatheire avial catiihe and so her the sariso theetielo
alias caliche thero and thero unlafully and injurively,
against tho mill and without tho ccountent of tho said
theotesto alias catiehe and also against tho cave of
detui; and hath wersineo kepto and detained her the
saico theotio aliab ccaliejo atito laso keep unor
detain her is tera ohe; and other mrrugd ot the said
theatiete alias calieho thero and there alido against
tho peaeo fo thed valoand and the said catiethe doth even that fefoxsoud at the frome of the eandeething thee
qruuoapole oooof will pis spyaocery by p o did therefore tho said theotito
aliad extohe says sho is inyuried and has lus-
tained damage to the amount of servo hundred dollaers,
and therefore sho sued he
country of othsovin
the state of milsomanto the sheiff of said country greeten:
We commmnad you to jemmon peein choutean dinner
that his br and appcan fefore the ludge of an cuicuit court at the
next term thereof to be held at the city of sh louis within and
for the country of the sovid on the fourth monday of november next
then and there to anever unto throthaote alias eaaticha of a plea
of trepays to the damage of the said theotiet aliad eatiche
of five hundred dollars and have you then share their writ
gamble clerk of our said
court at office this 30th day of July 1827
clerk
St. Louis circuit court
July 1827
vs
July 25th 1827
John 7Darby presents the pitetion of alias caticher
praying that may be permitted to suit against
Peter Junior to establish her right to freedom and
that she may be permitted to a poor person therefore the
Court permits the said alias to sueed aforesaid
and direct that an action of and battery and false impris-
onment be commenced against the said defendent in the name of
the said Alias and John 7 Darby
as her counsel did it ordered by the court that the said defendent
permit the have a reasonable liberty of
her counsel also the court when may require it and that
the said plaintiff shall not be taken or removed out of the
of this court and that she shall not be subject ot any severity of
treatment on account of her said application for freedom
A True copy of the order
Gamble clerk
>No 6
In lo
Nov 1827
vs lo Jr.
This is of
allault and
Let a
$ 2.
30th July 1827
to him the of of court he
himself and be know July
30th 1827
#1.00
Saint Louis County court
In the Circuit Count November Term 1827
ats
Theatise seen Catiehe
And the said Pene Chouten in
by E. S . Tvempssead his veffs cones and defuer
the and injury nhen and say that he is
not guithy of the said suppoved trespapes love laid
to this change a any part this of m m man md form
as the said thealisse aline Casethe had alone therof
emplianed against him, and of this he the said Pieny
Choutem in peers him oef upan the Country he by
Chy Temps sead his any
vs
Puire Choutiaee Jr
An or the said praintiff by Darty her
attonuey duth the cile.
Darly of thoslly
18th December 1827
Arch gamble Clerk
County Of St. Louis , Sct.
The state of missouri,To The Sheriff Of Saint Louis County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Peter Perry - D'Loria-francais
Caillow
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, theybe and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the Second day of April , at the city of St. Louis ,
then and there to testify and the fruth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court, wherein alias caliehe is plaintiff,
and or is defendant,
on the part of the plaintiff; and have you then there this writ.
Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this first day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty Eight
Archibald gamble Clerk C.C.
March Term 1828
lvhrotiste alias catichePleine Chouteaue jr
for Peter Peny
matanic D'loria
francois caillour
for plaintiff
2nd April
executives this unt on Frances Calloues March 11 on
marchame De Loisa march the 19th 1828, by
to theme the same is
petu perry notfound
1.00
-
County Of St. Louis , Sct.The State of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon ,
: mazilc mad Dubay
that, setting aside all manner excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the 2nd day of April, at the city 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 is plaintiff,
and P. defendant,
on the part of the ; and have you then there this writ.
Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this 27th day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight
Clerk C.C.
writ on John
town April 1828
by to then the same on town
by a copy lift at his with a what
our 15 year of of
March 1828
vs
for
2nd April for
County Of St. Louis . Sct.The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of Saint Louis County -- Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon John B - Bazile -
& madam
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the Thirty First day of July, at the city 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 alias is plaintiff,
and Peter is defendat,
on the part of the plaintiff; and have you then there this writ.
Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this sixteenth day of
June in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight
Archibald Gamble Clerk C.C.
July 1828
aliasvs Peter
for John B
Francis
for 31st july
County Of St. Louis , Sct.The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of Saint Louis County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Peter madame D.Loria
and Loun
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in prope person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the 27th day of November, at the city 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 alias is plaintiff,
and Peter is defendant,
on the part of the plaintiff; and have you then ther this writ.
Witness, Archibale Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this seventh day of
October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight
Clerk C.C.
November Term 1828
alias cutichevs
Peter "chouteaed gr"
for peter peny-
madam D'loria
traneis cailloux 27-
mr Bazile
Dubay
Ephrain Lown
mr E town out
27th November for
Executed this writ on ephraim Town Nov 3rd- on madam
Dubay Nov 26th in francis Cailloux Nov 27th-
perry- madam Delerea, madam Dazele this
-
1.50 -50
County Of St. Louis , Sct.The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of Saint Louis County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Madam - chappella - madame & John B . Perran
that, setting aside all manner of exuse and delay, they be and appear in proper in person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the 27th day of November, at the city 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 is plaintiff,
and Peter is defendant,
on the part of the plaintiff; and have you then ther this writ.
Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this 23rd day of
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
gamble Clerk C.C.
what this and
Nov 27
1.00
November Term 1828
for More 27-
more 27-
B.
for defendant 27th
November 1828
County Of St. Louis , Sct.The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of S.Louis County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Madanu
john
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , , at the city of St. Louis ,
then and there ot testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court, wherein alias 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 city of St. Louis , this 29th day of
November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight Clerk C.C.
Executed this unit on madam duba dec 1st - on madame
Rochellare Dec 2nd 1828 in the city of H. Lovis
john B. Pemin Dec 1828
Sno Simondop Dpeshff
Veroree $100
$1122
vs
Punne Chouteand
Uadanu Dulee x
Madamu Rochellave x
Ino Baptieto Porran x
Porthuseth
for plaintiff
County Of St. Louis , Sct.The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of S Louis County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon
Louis menand
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , , at the city 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 is plaintiff,
and defendant,
on the part of the ; and have you then there this writ.
Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this Second day of
Dec in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight clerk C.C.
Executed this wirt on Louis menord
Decr 3rd 1828 in StLouis
D. E . Cuyuler
Service $0.50
Catiahe
vs
P. Chouteau Jr
for
Pouis menard
forthieth for
plef
County Of St. Louis , Sct.
The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon - Baptishe
Roy
that, setting aside all mannen of excuse and delay, he be appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on , at the city 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 Catche 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 city of St. Louis , this 3d day of
December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight Clerk C.C.
Executed this writ on Baptisto Roy ,
and Blondeau Dec. 6 1828
by leading to them the same -
not found
$1.50M
vs
Roy
in
County Of St. Louis , Sct.The State Of Missouri ,To The Sheriff Of S Louis County--Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon Joseph
S. Hampstead Sr . John
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 9th day of decr, at the city 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 alias plaintiff,
and defendant,
on the part of the ; and have you then there this writ.
Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit
Court , at the city of St. Louis , this 8th day of
dec in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight
A Gamble Clerk C.C.
Executed this upon Joseph Charles in the
Hempstead . John B . Perran ,
a & by the same to
each of them Decr. 8th 1828-
$ 3.00
P.
for
Joseph
S. Hempstead Sr
Mrs
9th Dec for
vs
Pierre
In the St. Louis circuit court
November Term 1828.
for freedom in farm of an
action of assault of Battery and
false imprisonment.
The plaintiff in the above cause states that she
feels her=self aggrieved by the decision or judgment
in the Circuit Court in the above case, and to
take an appeal to the Supreme Court , and this affiant
further states that the application for an appeal is
not made for the purpose of or delay, but be-
cause the affiant verily believes that herself the present applicant
and plaintiff in the above case, aggrieved by thode
or judgement upon which this appeal in prayed
to and
9th December 1828
Peter Justice
of the peace county St Louis
alias her X mark catiche.
Filed December 1828
Gamble clark
vs
Pierre
In St.Louis Circuit Court
John B agent for said
Defendant being says, that he is
informed and believes it that this is an action
brought for freedom from Slavery, on the grond of
her being born into late northweston territory
at prairie du in the present state of -
this affiant states, that he is informed and
believes it true, that a
according to law of the Register of and
in the village of praire du is material
testimony for said Defendant in this cause,
as this affiant is informed and believes true, that
the age of said plaintiff, and the time she was
can be proved by said Register, and
this affiant does not know of any other testimony
by which the same facts can be proved, without
which this affiant verily believes, said defendant
cannot safely go to tiral; This affiant
states, that he is informed and believes it
true, that in order to obtain said testimony
said Defendant before the present term of this
count, obtained a to Stae of Illinois
and caused due notice to be proved on the
plaintiff attorney that depositions for said defendant
would be taken at said village of
at the house of Henry Cornor said
village sometime during the week preciding the
present term of this count, and that the papers
were sent in time by mail to Peth
of to said deposition taken. but if said testimony has been taken this affiant dues
not know, he is informed no deposition has been received
by the Clark of this count in this cause; this affiant
states he does not know of any witness within the
reach of the process of this cant who can prove the
time and place of said plaintiff , and that by
the next term of this count, the verify said testimony can be had
Dec 3rd 1828 A Gamble Clark
Charles Hempstead being july
he obtained the and gave the notice to take
deposition as stated in J. B . affidavit-
and the same with instruction what testimony
to take and how to take it, to
of who promised this affiant personally to
attend to taking said deposition ; in
a Letter to said : by mail, in time before
the said deposition were to the taken-the deposition
have not -that he knows of
Hempstead to in
court Dec 3rd 1828 A Gamble Clerk
November Term 1828
alias Catichevs
Peter
-affidavit-
vs
Pierre
Suit for freedom in the Saint Louis
Circuit Court , at the November
Term of said Court 1828. In form of
an action of assault Battery of false
inprisonment.
Be it remembered that on the trial of this cause it was proved
that the plaintiff was born at praire Rocher in that part of the
the late Northe western Territory of the United States , which newforms
the state of , in the month of January 1782: That said plain-
tiff was born a slave in the family of of the
village of Prairie Du Rocher , by whom the helde as a slave at
Prairie Du Rocher from the time of the birth of said plaintiff until
the death of said which happened some ten or fifteen years
after the birth of said plaintiff. That said plaintiff was sold as
a slave at prairie Du Rocher , after the death of said by
the of said or some other prerson, who claimed
her as a slave who held said plaintiff in slavery. in said late
North trust territory of the U. States now state of by title
derived form, said Barbo . That in or about the year 18091810 said
plaintiff was brought from said North treat territory of the United
States , now state of , by a person claiming little to heras
a slave by whom the held in slavery, under tittle derived
from Barbo , to St. Louis in the then territory, now state of
where she was sold as a slave to me under title
derived from who the present defendant as his slave
where said plaintiff has been held in slavery from the time that
the me first brought to St. Louis , to the commencement of this
Suit. No other evidence was given in the cause by either party. The consel for the plaintiff asked the court to give the
following instruction to the Jury, . "That if the jury believe form the evidence, that the plaintiff
was born in the late North western Territory of the United States ,
now stae of Illinouis , in the year 1782 and was held there as
a slave, the 13th july 1787, and has been held at
a slave, they ought to for the plaintiff." which instruction the court of used to give to the jury-to which
refusal of the Court, the plaintiff, by her counsel
excepts. The court then instructed the Jury, that if they be-
lieved from the evidence the plaintiff was a slave born in the late
North western Territory of the United Staes, in that part of said
Territory, which now formed the state of Illinouis , prior to the
15th July 1787has been held in slavery there
that time, they ought to finds for the defendant. To the of which last mentioned instruction, given
by the court to the Jury, the plaintiff, by her counsel
excepts, and prays the judge of the court to allow the
exceptions and sign and seal the same for a testimony
in the cause, and that the count permit this
of exceptions to be filed and become part of the
in this cause, which is accordingly
vs
Peter
Filed 23rd December 1828
Gamble Clark