Territory, of S LouisS Louis,
County
of MissouriMissouri,
United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica to
the
any Judge or Justice, of the
peace
of the StateKentucky, ofKentucky KentuckyKentucky,
We reposing special
trust, and confidence in your
integrity and
circumspection, do request and command you that
you cause to
come, before you such, person as
shall
be, named to you by Barnabas HarrisBarnabas Harris ,
and
them
Examine, upon corporal oaths, to be,
by
you
administered, touching their, Knowledge
of
any thing that may
relate, to a controversy, now pending, in
our CircuitCircuit Court ,CourtCircuit Court
for the County of St LouisCounty of St Louis
aforesaid
between,JackJack
a free,
black man
plaintiff, and Barnabas HarrisBarnabas Harris ,
Defendant on the
part, of the Defendent
and having reduceed
the
disposition, so taken by you as aforesaid,
to
writing, you send the same
with your hand and seal
to our CircuitCircuit Court ,CourtCircuit Court aforesaid with all
convenience & speed,
Witness Archibald
GambleArchibald Gamble , clerk of
our, said Court at the town, of S LouisS Louis,Nineteenth day of October in the
year, of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen and
of the American Independence the forty
third,
