Petition #21183606

• Madison County, Missouri. January 13, 1836. - December 28, 1835.
• Court: Circuit
• Salutation: To the Honorable John D. Cook Judge of the fourth Judicial Circuit in the State of Missouri

Abstract

Jane, "a free person of color," informs the court that her mother Lucinda, a mulatto woman, who was perhaps born in Tennessee, was the slave of Isham Harrison. She further states that Harrison moved Lucinda to Gallatin County, Illinois, where she resided for more than three years and "that by the Laws then in force in said Territory the said Lucinda by such residence became a free person, and that after such residence the said Lucinda gave Birth to your petitioner." Now held in slavery by Amy Harrison, the petitioner prays "that she may be permitted to sue said Amy Harrison as a poor person by cornelius Campbell her next friend to establish her freedom."

Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #21183601, #21183602, #21183603, #21183604, #21183605, #21183607, #21183608, #21183609, #21184002; Order, 28 December 1835; Declaration, Jane, 13 January 1836; Sheriff's Return, 19 January 1836; Summons, Amy Harrison, 15 January 1836; Copy of Order, 28 December 1835; Certification, 15 January 1836
• Pages of related documents: 4

5 people are documented within petition 21183606

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 2 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri

• Records of the Circuit Court

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Westward migration
• Jails/Workhouses
• Assault
• Manumission