Petition #21182903
- St. Louis County, Missouri. cicra November 6, 1829. - February 10, 1831.
- Court: Circuit
- Salutation: To the Honorable William C Carr Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit & state of Missouri
Abstract
Vincent, a man of color, states that his master, Jesse Duncan of Kentucky, hired him out in Illinois in 1815 or 1816. He reports that the said Duncan died in 1818 or 1819 and that his heirs -- James, John, and Coleman Duncan -- continued to hire him out in that state. Vincent informs the court that the Duncans carried him to Missouri in 1826, where they have hired him out for the past three years. The petitioner, fearful of being taken to New Orleans and sold, argues that he is entitled to his freedom. He therefore prays that "he may be permitted to institute suit as a poor person to establish his freedom that counsel may be assigned to him & that such order may be made for his security as the Law & his case requires."
Result: Petition granted; plea of trespass filed, denied, appealed, reversed, remanded, denied, appealed, reversed, remanded, granted.
- Number of petition pages: 3
- Related documents: PARs #21182904, #21183001, #21183003, #21183101, #21183501; Order, 6 November 1829; Plea of Trespass, Vincent vs. James Duncan, 6 November 1829; Subpoena, James Duncan, 6 November 1829; Copy of Order, 6 November 1829; Sheriff's Return, 6 November 1829; Plea, James Duncan, 26 November 1829; Court Record, ca. 26 November 1829--ca. November 1832; Depositions, Abner West, Alexander Miller, and Benjamin Pritchett, Hopkins County, Kentucky, 3 January 1830; Deposition, John Duncan, Hopkins County, Kentucky, 4 February 1830; Depositions, Gen. Willis Hargrave, Marmaduke S. Ensminger, and Lee Hargrave, Gallatin County, Illinois, 15 March 1830; Deposition, Timothy Guard, Gallatin County, Illinois, 16 March 1830; Judge's Certifications, Gallatin County, Illinois, 15, 16, and 19 March 1830; Clerk's Certification, Gallatin County, Illinois, 19 March 1830; Notices of Taking Depositions, Vincent vs. James Duncan, Ralph vs. Coleman Duncan, 11 October 1831; Attorney's Acknowledgments, 11 October 1831; Deposition, Samuel Stebbins, 14 October 1831; Copy of Judgment, Missouri Supreme Court, September 1830; Clerk's Certification, Missouri Supreme Court, 16 February 1831
- Pages of related documents: 23
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Citation information
Repository: Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Records of the Circuit Court (Supreme Court Cases, Box 542, #10, Vincent vs. James Duncan, 3 September 1830; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri)
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