To M. Krum of S Louis Circuit Court .The petition of Caroline a mulatto woman of the age of
one years, of S Louis County

she believes herself entitled to freedom on the following
grounds-

1.That she is the child of a negro woman
who was a slave for life in the State of Delaware and subsequently sold to a person, who took her or caused her to be removed to
the state of Maryland sometime in the year 1820- 21 or 22Contrary to the statues of that state, which as your petitioneris formed liberate all slaves emported therein for for sale. or to residesaid Chanty was taken to Maryland about that time to reside & ever since and is
now a free woman of that State of :

2. That Chanty was a slave for life is Delawarian, and
was sold for a limited period of service then to be free..
and that during that serivce she was removed to Maryland
from Delaware - after which your petitioner was born..

3. That she is the child of Chanty , now a free woman of State of Maryland under said contract of , and your petitioner was born during the residence of the mother in while the said Chanty was serving her term of service after which to be free.

Your petitioner further states that she is now a confinement in the County jail by John H Ferguson of the Estate of Deceased and for no other reasonable cause petitioner believes, an unreasonable Seventy
viewof sale and removal.

Your petitioner therefore that the State Court will grant her liberty to live as a free
person under the Statutes of this state and such orders be to enable her to sustain her freedom by legal and that the court will protect

x

State of Missouri

County

On this24 day of December 1845
personally appear before Ms. Caroline the party named she is informed and believes of her knowledge-

her x

On this24 of December 1845

appeared Caleb Lockwood
of the city of S Louis who states,that he was, a resident
of the State of Delaware and after was removed to the State of Maryland and that he knew Chanty woman petitioner and that she was the mother of the petitioner, and that the facts state him to the best of his knowledge thereof and that the statements in reference to the the laws of Maryland and Delaware and the operations thereof is not in this attendant

to reference this 24 december 1845

On readings considering the above foregoing petition it is ordered (if the said petitioner
shall securing for satisfactory)
1st that the said petitioner be allowed to
her for freedom.-

2. That said petitioner shall be allowed reasonable liberty and allowed her counsel of the Court as
and that she be
not removed the of the St. Louis Circuit Court and be not subjected to any severity on account of her application for freedom.

Given 26th
day of December A.D. 1845

John M Krum Judge St. Louis Circuit Court

Carolinne a mulatto woman
vs

The Clerk of St. Louis Circuit Court will and as

State of Missouri County of S Louis

Caroline Borcum; a free mulatto woman of the County of S Louis , State of Missouri
complains of John H Ferguson of a plea
of that the said Ferguson ; defendant, with force of at the County aforementioned on the twenty second day
of of December Eighteen hundreed and forty five and maltreated her, said plaintiff and that the said defendant of that said flaintiff and her kept and detained in confinement and prison in the County Jail of S Louis County in said County without any reasonable cause whatever a long four hours,
following, and the plaintiff further that before him the
that the of the of the grievor as was and State is a free person and that the defendant holds her in slavery contrary to law
and the statutes of Missouri in that case to of in that Care the of the in sum of five hundred dollars and therefore she

Ally for Plaintiff

County Of St. Louis ,Ss.The State Of Missouri ,To the Sheriff of St. Louis County, Greeting:

We command you to summon John M . Furguson , if he
be found in your County, that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court , on the first day of next term thereof, to be
held at the City of St. Louis , within and for the County of St. Louis , on the third Mon-
day of April next, then and there to answer unto Caroline Bascom ,
a mulatto woman
of a plea of trespass to the damage of said plaintiff five hundred 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 twenty sixth day of
December in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and forty five. Jn 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 twenty sixth day of December 18455security approved Jn Ruland Clerk,
On reading & considering the above aforegoing petition, It is ordered (if the said
petitioner shall give security for costs, satisfactory to the clerk,

1. That the said Petitioner be allowed to institute her suit for freedom.

2. That said Petitioner shall be allowed reasonable liberty to attend her
Counsel & the as occasion may require, & that she be not removed
beyond the jurisdiction of the St. Louis Circuit Court not subjected
to any severity on account of her application for freedom. Given under
any hand this 26th day of December AD 1845. John M Krum ,
Judge St. Louis Circuit Court . a line copy of the order,

attest John Ruland Clerk.

Executed this wit in the County of St. Louis
on the 31st day of December 1845 by offering
to read it and the declaration to the defendant, which he refused to
hear-Also by reading the said Ferguson
the orders of the Judge written

William Milburn StaffBy $2.00

No 20. St. Louis Circuit Court April 1846

a mulatto woman
no Summons

Summons
31st
Suit for freedom in $ 500.00

Filed December 26th 1845 John Ruland Clerk 1.00 Mr Lockwood

Dec. 17. 1846. 437.

him to Caleb Lockwood 26 dec 1845

Lockwood

St Louis Circuit Court April 1846

vs

and the said defendant by
his attorney comes and defends the force when and says that he is not guilty of the above to his ways carry or or any part thereof in manner and and has of as said plaintiff has above of complained against him. of this the said defendant himself upon the

In the St Louis Circuit Court
25 April 1846

vs

McPhersonAttyFiled 25 April 1846
Jn Ruland Clerk