Circuit Court Cases
Item set
- Title
- Circuit Court Cases
- Description
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These case files consist of civil, criminal and chancery (equity) actions filed in the St. Louis Circuit court and its predecessors.
They document the legal basis of the early court system and illustrate broad themes of American intellectual and social history.
Many of the cases do not include the verdict, judgment, or final resolution of the case, however this information can be found in the corresponding indexed record books. - Abstract
- The case files series consists of civil, criminal and chancery (equity) actions filed in the St. Louis Circuit court, its predecessors and subsidiary courts.
- Provenance
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St. Louis Circuit Court, Office of the Circuit Clerk
All records were created in the course of business by the Circuit Court, its inferior courts, and predecessors as provided for by federal and state law. Upon the separation of St. Louis City and St. Louis County in 1875, the city retained custody of all court records previously produced. These records have remained in the custody of the St. Louis Circuit Court since that time, both in the historic Old Courthouse constructed in 1839-1852 and the Civil Courts Building constructed in 1930. The records are now housed at the Missouri State Archives-St. Louis. - Is Part Of
- United States Supreme Court Case, 1854-1856
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Hannah, a woman of color v. John Pitcher Freedom Suits -
Preston, a man of color v. George W. Coons Freedom Suits -
Ann, a woman of color v. William Wilson Freedom Suits -
Cloe Ann Smith, a woman of color v. Franklin Knox Freedom Suits -
Jenny (Jane) Brown v. Francis Steigers Freedom Suits -
Mary Ann Speaks v. John M. Jameson and James Quisenberry Freedom Suits -
Malinda Duty, a woman of colour v. George W. Coons Freedom Suits -
Gabriel, a man of color v. Andrew Christy and Mary Coons Freedom Suits -
Rachel Steele, a coloured woman v. Thomas Taylor Freedom Suits -
In the Matter of Jesse, a man of color Freedom Suits -
Sarah, a colored woman v. William Waddingham Freedom Suits -
Caroline Bascom, a mulatto girl v. John Ferguson Freedom Suits -
Michael Paul v. Gabriel Paul Freedom Suits -
Matilda Thomas v. William Littleton Freedom Suits





