Notice of Writ of Error

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“Notice of Writ of Error”. First Appeal to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, 1847-1848, 1848, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 6, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/109345

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Filing Name: Notice of Writ of Error
Description: Emerson's attorney notifies court that he has filed an appeal and Scott's attorney acknowledges service of the writ
Date: 1848-02-12
Court Term: March Term 1848
Is Part Of: First Appeal to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, 1847-1848
Identifier: dre1848.0000.136
Case ID: ccr1847.0000.034
Source: Missouri State Archives - Supreme Court of Missouri Historical Records
Rights: Public Domain
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> Image file: MSA-B161F17a.34.jpg
> Document: Notice of Writ of Error

In the St Louis Circuit Court

Dred Scott | Harriet
vs. | vs.
Irene Emmerson | Irene Emmerson

Sir

You will please take
notice that I have this day sued
out of the Clerk's office of the
Supreme Court of the State of
Missouri a writ of error in the
above entitled causes to the St
Louis Circuit Court for the purpose
of having the error that has
intervened in said causes corrected,
that said writs are returnable
to the next March Term of said
Supreme Court, and which term
is appointed by law to be held
on the third Monday of March
next, being the twentieth day
of said month.

St Louis, February 12th 1848
Yours &c
Irene Emmerson
Plaintiff in Error
by her attorney
Geo. W. Goode

To S. M. Bay Esq
attorney of record
Dred Scott & Harriet

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**Item Page 2**

> Image file: MSA-B161F17a.35.jpg
> Document: Notice of Writ of Error
> Legal Function: Acceptance of Service

> I admit due service of the
within notice of the suing out of
writs of error in the within
entitled causes this 8th day
of March 1848

S. M. Bay
Attorney of record for
the within named Dred
Scott & Harriet

> Legal Function: caption

Ireene Emmerson
vs
Dred Scott
Same
vs
Harriet

Notice of Writ of Error

Item sets: Dred Scott Collection; First Appeal to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, 1847-1848