Writ of summons to plaintiff’s witnesses Dr. Watts and John Loving to appear in court on May 2, 1849 [Dred Scott]
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“Writ of Summons to plaintiff’s Witnesses Dr. Watts and John Loving to Appear in Court on May 2, 1849 [Dred Scott]”. 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/108496
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Filing Name
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Writ of summons to plaintiff’s witnesses Dr. Watts and John Loving to appear in court on May 2, 1849 [Dred Scott]
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Description
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Writ of summons to Dr. Watts, John Loving, issued May 1, 1849
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Date
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1849-05-01
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Is Part Of
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Second Circuit Court Trial, 1849-1850
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Identifier
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dre1849.0061.062
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Case ID
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ccr1849.0000.066
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Source
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Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
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Rights
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Public Domain
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Transcription
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> Legal Function: subpoena
County of St. Louis ss.
THE STATE OF MISSOURI,
To Dr. — Watts (on ^ North mile of ^ Green St. below 3rd)
Mr.— ~~[illegible]~~ John Loving
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 2nd of
May 1849 at the City of St. Louis, then and there to
testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein Dred Scott is
plaintiff and
Irene Emerson is
defendant on the part of plff
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 1st day of May 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 Dr. Watts, John Loring (Loving?); issued May 1, 1849
Dred Scott
vs.
Irene Emerson
Spa[?] for Plff
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Dr. ________ Watts
Mr. John Loving
Executed in full
Louis T LaBeaume Sheriff
By Léon[?] Frémore dept
Entd[?] 2
Service $ 1.00
“Writ of Summons to plaintiff’s Witnesses Dr. Watts and John Loving to Appear in Court on May 2, 1849 [Dred Scott]”. 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/108496
