Petition #21181801
- St. Louis County, Missouri. cicra June 1818. - November 8, 1824.
- Court: Superior
- Salutation: To the Honorable the Judges of the Superior Court in the Northern Circuit now sitting in the County of St. Louis for said Circuit
Abstract
Winney, a woman of color, represents that her master and mistress, John and Phebe Whitesides, brought her from Kentucky to the Indiana Territory in 1795; several years later, they moved to Missouri. Since coming to Missouri, Winney has borne nine children. She contends that her residency in Indiana entitles her and her children to their freedom. However, Phebe Whitesides, who is separated from her second husband, Fields Pruitt, now claims ownership of Winney and her children, Hannah, Lewis and Malinda; the representatives of the late Thomas Whitesides claim ownership of Winney's son, Jerry; John Whitesides claims her son, Daniel; Robert Musick claims Winney's daughter, Jenny; Isaac Voteau claims her daughter, Nancy; John Butler claims her daughter, Lydia; and Michael Hutton claims ownership of her daughter, Sarah. Winney "prays that such order as the law directs may be made to enable her to sue for her freedom and as next friend to each of her said children to sue for their freedom."
Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed, granted, appealed, affirmed.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: PAR #21182502; Plea of Trespass, Winny, March Term 1819; Summons, Phebe Whitesides, 14 December 1818; Sheriff's Return, 9 February 1819; Deposition, Francis [Frances] Collard, 8 June 1818; Deposition, Thomas R. Musick, 7 February 1822; Copy of Petition, Winney, et al., 2 November 1824; Assignment of Errors, Phebe Whitesides, 7 May 1822; Writ of Error, 11 November 1823; Copy of Plea of Trespass, Winny, March Term 1819; Copy of Summons, Phebe Whitesides, 14 December 1818; Copy of Plea, Phebe Whitesides, April Term 1819; Copy of Replication, Winny, April Term 1819; Copy of Jury Verdict, February Term 1822; Copy of Bill of Exceptions, Phebe Whitesides, 15 February 1822; Supreme Court Opinion, 8 November 1824
- Pages of related documents: 32
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Citation information
Repository: Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court; (Certified Copy of Petition and Related Documents found in Supreme Court Cases, Box 541, Case #18, Missouri State Archives)
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