Minute Entry, March 17, 1847
Item
“Minute Entry, March 17, 1847”. Hiring Out of Dred and Harriet Scott During Litigation, 1847, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/108462
- Filing Name
- Minute Entry, March 17, 1847
- Description
- Order to sheriff to hire the Scotts out while suit is pending
- Reproduced In
- Circuit Court Record Book Vol. 18, p. 213
- Date
- 1847-03-17
- Is Part Of
- Hiring Out of Dred and Harriet Scott During Litigation
- Identifier
- dre1848.0054.054
- Case ID
- ccr1848.0000.014
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
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- Transcription
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> Legal Function: saint louis circuit court record
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> Document: 18 St. Louis Circuit Court Record 213
18 Saint Louis Circuit Court Record 213
Friday March 17th 1848
Dred Scott
vs
Irene Emerson
On motion of attorney for defendant It is ordered that the Sheriff of St Louis county take the said plaintiff into his possession and hire him out from time to time to the best advantage during the pendency of this suit, and that he take bond from the hirer payable to the state of Missouri in the sum of six hundred dollars with good security conditioned that said hirer shall not remove said plaintiff out of the jurisdiction of this court, that he will pay the hire to said Sheriff, and return said plaintiff at the expiration of the term for which he is hired, or as soon as this action is ended.
Harriet of color
vs
Irene Emerson
On motion of attorney for defendant It is ordered that the Sheriff of St Louis county take the said plaintiff into his possession and hire her out from time to time to the best advantage during the pendency of this suit, and that he take bond from the hirer payable to the state of Missouri in the sum of six hundred dollars with good security conditioned that said hirer shall not remove said plaintiff out of the jurisdiction of this court, that he will pay the hire to said Sheriff, and return said plaintiff at the expiration of the term for which she is hired, or as soon as this action is ended.
“Minute Entry, March 17, 1847”. Hiring Out of Dred and Harriet Scott During Litigation, 1847, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/108462