Petition #21183614
- St. Louis County, Missouri. cicra January 18, 1836. - January 18, 1836.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Honorable Luke E Lawless Judge of Said Court
Abstract
Ben claims that "he is now held in Slavery in St Louis by Dr Thomas J White for William L Woods who claims your petitioner as his Slave." Ben explains that he was "hired to Labor ... in the State of Illinois [as a hand in the coal mines] where he was kept at Labor with the Knowledge & consent of Said Woods for the Space of Seven Weeks." He therefore "prays that he may be permitted to sue as a poor person to establish his freedom."
Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed.
- Number of petition pages: 1
- Related documents: Order, 18 January 1836; Plea of Trespass, Ben, 19 January 1836; Copy of Order, 18 January 1836; Subpoena, Thomas J. White, William L. Woods, 19 January 1836; Sheriff's Return, 20 January 1836; Depositions, John Holtz, Samuel Swagart, George W. Howard, Eliza Howard, 30 October 1838; Plea, Thomas J. White, 16 March 1836; Case Summary, 28 December 1838
- Pages of related documents: 11
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Citation information
Repository: Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court
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