Writ of Summons to Colonel Plympton

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“Writ of Summons to Colonel Plympton”. Second Circuit Court Trial, 1849-1850, 1849, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/108494

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Filing Name: Writ of Summons to Colonel Plympton
Description: Writ of summons to Colonel Plympton to appear on February 28, 1849; issued February 25, 1849.
Date: 1849-02-25
Is Part Of: Second Circuit Court Trial, 1849-1850
Identifier: dre1849.0059.060
Case ID: ccr1849.0000.066
Source: Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
Rights: Public Domain
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Transcription: > Legal Function: subpoena

County of St. Louis SS.

THE STATE OF MISSOURI,

To Col. Plympton (at Ft. Jefferson

Barracks

GREETING:

You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear be-

fore our Circuit Court for the county aforesaid, on the 24th day of

February 1849 at the City of St. Louis, then and there to

testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter ^ s ^ of controversy ^ in two cases ^ now pending in our said Court,

wherein Dred Scott is the one, and Harriet of color is the ^ other ^

^ one ^ plaintiff ^ s ^ and
Irene Emmerson in both cases is

defendant on the part of Plffs. in each case

and herein you are in no wise to fail.

Witness, WILSON PRIMM, Clerk of our said Court, with the seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the City of St. Louis, this 24th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- nine

Wilson Primm Clerk C.C.

> Legal Function: certificate of service

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> Document: Writ of Summons to Colonel Plympton

Dred Scott

vs.

Emmerson

&

Harriet (of color)

vs.

Emmerson

Spa[?] for Plffs

Col. Plympton

Col Pympton not

found Febry 27th 1849

L.T. LeBeaume

Shff

By illegible[?] Brown

Depty

Fee 10

Item sets: Dred Scott Collection; Second Circuit Court Trial, 1849-1850