Petition #21182602

• St. Louis County, Missouri. May 15, 1826. - May 15, 1826.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Circuit Court of the County of St. Louis

Abstract

The petitioners, "free persons of colour," maintain that they are the descendants of a free Indian woman, Marie Scypion, "whose mother was a free native north american Indian; that the father of said Scypion was a negro man, whose name was Scypion." They further recount that Joseph Tayon illegally kept Marie as a slave. Contending that Pierre Chouteau Sr. illegally detains "your petitioners in slavery," they pray that they may be permitted to sue as poor persons for their freedom and that they may be assigned counsel.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #21180601, #21180602, #21182503, #21182507, #21182508, #21182702, #21182703, #21182801, #21182802; Copies of Order, 15 May 1826; Sheriff's Return, 17 May 1826
• Pages of related documents: 3

8 people are documented within petition 21182602

• 1 Free person of color
• 5 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 4 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Jefferson County Courthouse, Hillsboro, Missouri

• Records of the Circuit Court

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Native Americans
• Interracial relationships