Title: John Singleton vs. Alinander Scott, Robert Lewis
Plaintiff: Singleton, John
Defendant: Scott, AlinanderLewis, Robert
Date Filed:
Term: November Term 1827
Cause of Action: Assault and BatteryTrespassFalse Imprisonment
Case Number: 23
Court: St. Louis Circuit Court
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.
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of the circuit court of the country of
The Petition of
of colour, represents to your honor, that he
is a free man, according to & by the laws of
the land, having been born of a
been
that his mother,
the birth of your petitioner, was the slave of
county of
said Ogle before the birth of your petitioner,
which happened
And your petitioner further represents, that
always, from his birth, enjoyed and
natural
was stolen and kidnapped by one
a
said
to one
petitioner brought suit for his freedom, but
was taken from
into the hands and
petitioner does not
it, and went an board the
of
and
where your petitioner was arrested and
the common jail of the county of
where
as your petitioner is informed & believes, by of
of said
of
&
is informed and believes, that your petitioner was
arrested & imprisoned as aforesaid, by said
as the
& under his authority. Your petitioner therefore
he shall be allowed to
said
freedom, and that
further
petitioner now is for the
and that your honor will
order in behalf of your petitioner as shall
sum
ever pray
Personally appeared before me
the
for the
person whose name is subscribed to the fore
going petition, who being by me
his corporal oath, saith, that the facts set forth
in said petition as stated upon his
ledge are true, and those stated are
others he
It is hereby
institute a
and provided by
is
may
not be taken or removed out of the
of his application for freedom given under my hand at chambers
this
aforesaid
vs
Alexr Scott and
Petition to be
to the
freedom.
St. Louis County,
complains of
of a plea of
august, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and twenty seven
state of
and ill
and detained him in prison
still
any reasonable or probable
the will of the said John; and other
the said John
damage of the said John of five hundred dollars,
and therefore
for
vs
To the Clerk. This is an action of assault &
Battery & false imprisonment
to try
Issue a Summons
for defendants.
by
the judge, and the
vs
A
And the said defendant comes and defends the force and injury whereas and say they are not guilty of the
declaration mentioned in manner
& form as the plaintiff hath
thereof complained against
vs
Plea
In st.Louis
vs
Plea
filed
1829
You are hereby commanded to summon
that, setting aside all manner of excuse and delay,
of our
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our
said Court, wherein
and
on the part of the
hundred and
Executed this writ on
of March 1828
for
for plaintiff
of
1827
complains of
said
the
of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty seven
with force and arms, made an
in and upon the body of him the said
John, and then and there
said John, and Kept and detained him in
in
and
person, without any reasonable or probable
cause whatsoever, contrary to the
laws of the land, and against the will of
the said John, and other wrongs to the said
John then and there did, against the peace
and dignity of the state; And the said plaintiff
the said
is a
then & there held and detained him, the plaintiff, &
still hold & detain him in
the said plaintiff saith
hath sustained damages in the sum of
five hundred dollars, and therefore
for
vs
A. Scott &
Amended declaration
plff
1828
