Petition #21184910
- St. Louis County, Missouri. October 31, 1849. - November 15, 1849.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Honorable Alexander Hamilton Judge of the Circuit Court of St Louis County
Abstract
Caroline Duty, a slave manumitted by the will of the late Milton Duty, represents that John F. Darby, administrator of said estate, illegally holds her in slavery. Caroline prays for "leave to sue as a poor person for her freedom." She also asks that "she may have reasonable liberty to attend her counsel and the court" and "that she be not removed out of the jurisdiction of the Court nor subject to any severity on account of this her application for her freedom."
Result: Petition granted; declaration filed, dismissed.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: PARs #21182403, #21184112, #21184113, #21184401, #21184420, #21184429, #21184508, #21184512, #21184905 through #21184909, #21184911, #21184912; Order, 15 November 1849; Declaration, Caroline Duty vs. John F. Darby, 24 November 850; Affidavit, Alexander P. Field, 15 November 1849; Subpoena, John F. Darby, 24 November 1849; Sheriff's Return, 26 November 1849; Copy of Order, 15 November 1841; Motion to Require Security, John F. Darby and Thomas Harney, 15 April 1850; Answer, John F. Darby and Thomas Harney, 17 April 1850
- Pages of related documents: 8
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Citation information
Repository: Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court
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