Title: Unknown Plaintiff: unknown Defendant: unknown Date Filed: Term: Cause of Action: unknown Case Number: unknown Court: St. Louis Circuit Court, Territory of Missouri Publication Info: St. Louis, Missouri: Washington University in St. Louis, University Libraries
2011 Source: The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection. Availability: Documents are in the public domain
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The United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica, to the sheriff of the county of St LouisSt. Louis, Greeting,
We command you to attackBaptiste Morin, Nathaniel Prior & EllenEllenThomasThomas if they may be found within your bailwick and them immediately safely keep so that you may havetheir bodies before the judge of our circuit court now setting at the town of St LouisSt. Louis, within and for the county of St LouisSt. Louis, then there to answer unto the United StatesUnitedUnited StatesStatestouching a certain contempt by them committed in not attending the court as witnesses in a certain matter now pending in our said court between the United StatesUnitedUnited StatesStates and summona slave of Anthony Soulard a free being thereto legally summoned and have you then there this writ.
Witness Merry Philippe Ledue Clerk of our said court at the town of St LouisSt. Louis aforesaid, thissixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen and of the Independence of the United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica the forty first
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