Petition #21184003
- St. Louis County, Missouri. July 30, 1840. - July 30, 1840.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the honourable Luke E. Lawless Judge of the St. Louis County Circuit Court
Abstract
Brunetta Barnes represents that she was born to free parents but is held in slavery by Berry Meachum, a free person of color and a Baptist preacher. Barnes charges that Meachum treats her "with harshness and inhumanity to wit by frequently & cruelly beating her." Barnes prays the court "to grant unto your petitioner permission to sue for her freedom as a poor person." Fearing that Meachum will remove her from Missouri as a result of her petition, the petitioner also asks the court to issue a warrant for her seizure and to compel Meachum or whoever possesses her to abide by the court's orders.
Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: PARs #21183211, #21183411, #21183613, #21183617, #21183705, #21184004, #21184007; Affidavit, Leah Charleville, 30 July 1840; Order, 30 July 1840; Warrant and Summons, Brunetta Barnes and Berry Meachum, 30 July 1840; Copy of Order, 30 July 1840; Sheriff's Return, 1 August 1840; Notice of Taking Depositions, ca. 26 March 1841; Order, 26 March 1841; Deposition, Jesse R. Grant, Clermont County, Ohio, 10 May 1841; Justice's Certification, Clermont County, Ohio, 10 May 1841; Clerk's Certification, Court of Common Pleas, Clermont County, Ohio, 12 May 1841
- Pages of related documents: 7
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Repository: Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court
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