County Of St. LouisSt Louis, Sct.
The State Of
MissouriMissouri,
To the Sheriff of Saint LouisSt Louis County.....Greeting.
You are hereby commanded to summon Jonas Redman a
man
of color David O'Fallon a man of
color. Rachall a woman of
color
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they
be and appear in proper person before
the Judge of our Circuit CourtCircuit Court ,
on the day offorthwith at the City ofCity of St Louis
St. LouisCity of St Louis, the
and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy
now
pending our said Court, wherein the state
is plaintiff,
and BenjaminBenjamin a
slave defendant, on the
part of the Defendant and have you then there this writ.
CourtCircuit Court , at the city of St. LouisSt Louis, this 27th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
A GambleArchibald Gamble
Clerk C.C.