No
Saint Louis Circuit Court
November T 1835

vs

Petition & order of
the Judge

To the Honorable the Judge of the Circuit Court
of the County of St Louis the Petitions of Milly
a woman of color respectfully represents

That she was born a slave in the state of
Kentucky and so, the property of Jepe Duncan
of that state that she has became since the property
of James, Duncan who in the month of
July in the year eighteen hundred and
thirty four took your petitioner to galena
in the state of Illinois where your petitioner
was held by the said James Duncan as a
slave for same there or four weeks and
was then removal by him to Dubuque
a place on the western side of the Mississipi
River North of the Northern
line of Missouri and within the minning
region called Dubuque mines where he
held your petitioner as a slave in the performance
of the ordinary labour of a slave
from sometime in august or September
1834 until the month of June 1835 when
in consequence of your petitioner having
commanced procedings to recover her
liberty she was removed by the said James
Duncan to the Town of in the state of Missouri
and subsequently she was brought
down the river Louisiana and is now in the
city of St Louis where the said James Duncan
claims her as a slave wherefore your
petitioner prays that your honor will grant
her leave to sue as a poor person to recover
her freedom and will make the
orders to that and and your petitioner &

Sworn to and signed before one at St Louis this
eight day of october eighteen hundred thirty five Peter ferguson Justice of the peace
County Saint Louis State of Missouri Milly her mark

State of Missouri
County of St Louis

This day personally
appeared before the a Justice of
the peace within and for the county aforesaid woman of color
the petitioner in the foregoing petition
who being by me duly sworn upon her oath says that the facts stated where
foregoing petitioner are true

Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 8th day
of October 1835

State of Missouri sct

On the foregoing petition is ordered
that the petitioner milly be permitted to sue as a poor persons to establish
her freedom and H R gamble is
assigned as her counsel and it is further
ordered that the petitioner milly have
reasonable liberty to attended her counsel
and the Court when occasion mary
require and that she shall not be taken
or removed out of the jurisdiction
of the Circuit Court of St Louis County
nor he subject to any seventy because
of her application for freedom.

Given at my chambers in the city
of St Louis October 9. 1835.

State of Missouri ActThe State of Missouri to James Duncan
Greeting

Whereas it has bean made to appear to
the satisfaction of the Judge of the St Louis is Circuit Court that Milly a woman of color
who has presented her petitioner to said judge for leave to due as a poor person to establish her freedoms
is about to be removed out of the Jurisdication
of the Circuit Court of St Louis County These
are therefore to command you that you have
the body of the said milly before the said judge
on the eleventh day of October instant at the
hour of ten October with instant at the House of said ^F0^Judge then and there to be with according
to law and havein fail not at your peril

Given under my hand treat at my
chambers in the city of St Louis this 10th
day of October 1835

In the Circut Court
November Term 1835
Saint Louis County Court

Milly a free Woman of
color by gamble her attorney complains
of James Dunean of a plea of Trespass
for that the said James on the first
day of October. In the year eighteen
hundred and thirty five with force and
arms at the county aforesaid and as-
sault did make in and afore the said Milly and her the said Milly
then and there did heat and bruise
and did then and there take and im-
prison the I and Milly and her the said Mily
did keep and detain from there
hitherto in prison and the said Milly
overs that before and at the time of the
communatting of the I and grierances she
the said Milly was and still is a free person on and said
said Milly further overs that the said
Dunean at the time of communatting
the said grievance, held and detained
and elite hold and detains her the said
Milly in slavery against the peace and
dignity of the Itale and to the damage
of the said Milly of five hundred dol-
lars and therefore the sues

A R Gamble &
T Polkallys
for Plffs

State of Missouri sct

On the foregoing petition it
is ordered, that the petitioner Milly be permitted
to sue an a poor person to establish her freedom
and H R Gamble is assigned as her counsel
and it is further ordered, that the petitioner
Milly have reasonable liberty to attand has
counsel and the court when occassion may
require, and that she shall not be taken
or removed out of the jurisdiction of the circuit
court of St Louis county nor be subject to any severity
because of her application for freedom -

Given
at my chambers in the city of St Louis October 9th 1835L & Lawlys Judge

The State of missouri County of Saint Louis To the Sheriff of the county of St Louis
Greeting

The command you to Jummon James Duncan
that he be and appear before the judge of our cir-
circuit count at the next term thereof to be held
at the city of St Louis withere and for the county
of Saint Louis on the second monday of November
next then and there to answer unto Milly
a free woman of color of a plea of Tresfiage to the
damgee of the said plaintiff of five hundred dollars
and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble clerk
of Our said circuit court at
office this 10th October A D 1835 Archibald Gamble clerk

James Duncan Mat found in my County
Oct 24th 1835

J Brotherton staff
by G Hammond Depty

No 63
St Louis Circuit Court November T 1835

Shily
vs
James Duncan

Action of Trespass
apot that &c to cover
freedom

Let a Summon
issue

Gainth of
for plffFiled 10th Oct 1835 Archibald Gamble Clerk