State of Missouri vs. Ben, a slave of William Clark
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County of St. LouisCounty of St Louis Ss
The State of MissouriMissouri
To the Sheriff of St. Louis County
Greeting
We command you to take BenjaminBenjamin
a slave of William ClarkWilliam Clark and him safely
Reep
so that you have his body forthwith before
the Judge of our
Circuit CourtCircuit Court now in session
at the city of St LouisSt Louis within and for the
county
of St LouisSt Louis then and then to answer to an
Indictment found
against him by the Grand
Jury of said county for the asault with
intent
to kill - and have you then there this writ
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Witness Archibald GambleArchibald Gamble Clerk
of our said court at Office the
twenty seventh day of November Eighteen hundred of twenty nine
of our said court at Office the
twenty seventh day of November Eighteen hundred of twenty nine
Archibald GambleArchibald Gamble Clark
