Plaintiff [Dred Scott] Election for New Trial

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“Plaintiff [Dred Scott] Election for New Trial”. New Circuit Court Case, July 1847 - February 1848, 1847, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/108486

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Filing Name: Plaintiff [Dred Scott] Election for New Trial
Description: Scotts elected to proceed with the original case, not the newly-filed case; filed by Scotts’ new attorneys, Alexander P. Field and David N. Hall, November 15, 1847
Date: 1847-11-15
Is Part Of: New Circuit Court Case, July 1847 - February 1848
Identifier: dre1847.0036.036
Case ID: ccr1847.0000.034
Source: Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
Rights: Public Domain
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Transcription: > Legal Function: response

Dred Scott

vs.

Irene Emmerson.

The plaintiff Elects to take a new Trial

Field & Hall

for plff

> Legal Function: file record

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> Document: Plaintiff (Dred Scott) Election for New Trial

Filed Nov 15th 1847

Jno. Ruland clerk

Item sets: Dred Scott Collection; New Circuit Court Case, July 1847 - February 1848