Petition #21184418
- St. Louis County, Missouri. April 18, 1844. - circa April 18, 1844.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Hon Circuit Court for the County of Saint Louis
Abstract
James, the son of Martha Ann, represents that Sarah Young illegally held in slavery. Insisting that his mother was free at the time of his birth, the petitioner asserts that Hiram Cordell, the administrator of Sarah Young's estate, currently enslaves him. James therefore "humbly prays that he may be permitted to sue said Cordell for the recovery of his freedom by judgement of law, and may prosecute such suit as a poor person and have counsel assigned him by the Court."
Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed, granted by default, appealed.
- Number of petition pages: 2
- Related documents: PAR #21184416; Plea of Trespass, James, November Term 1844; Summons, Hiram Cordell, 18 April 1844; Copy of Order, ca. 18 April 1844; Sheriff's Return, 19 September 1844; Affidavit, Hiram Cordell, 24 December 1844; Motion, Hiram Cordell, 24 January 1845; Bill of Exceptions, Hiram Cordell, 23 March 1845
- Pages of related documents: 10
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Citation information
Repository: Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court
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