Petition #21183609

• 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

Thornton, "a free person of color," informs the court that his mother Lucinda, a mulatto woman, who was perhaps born in Tennessee, was the slave of Isham Harrison. He 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 she by her residence as aforesaid became a free person and after she became free the said Lucinda gave Birth to your petitioner." Now held in slavery by Amy Harrison, the petitioner prays "that he may be permitted to sue said Amy Harrison as a poor person by Cornelius Campbell his next friend" to establish his freedom.

Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #21183601, #21183602, #21183603, #21183604, #21183605, #21183606, #21183607, #21183608, #21184002; Order, 28 December 1835; Declaration, Thornton, 13 January 1836; Sheriff's Return, 19 January 1836; Summons, Amy Harrison, 14 January 1836; Copy of Order, 28 December 1835; Certification, 14 January 1836
• Pages of related documents: 4

5 people are documented within petition 21183609

• 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