State of Missouri v. James Young
Item
State of Missouri V. James Young. 1823, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60658
- Case Title
- State of Missouri v. James Young
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- State of Missouri
- Defendant
- Young, James
- Date Filed
- 1824
- Filing Date
- 1824
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1824-06
- Clerk
- Gamble, Archibald
- Justice of the Peace
- Ferguson, Peter
- Sheriff
- Walker, John K.
- Cause of Action
- Habeas corpus
- Case Notes
- Defendant was a Negro man claiming to be free but had no emancipation papers; Justice of the Peace not satisfied Young is free.
- Identifier
- ccr1824.05526.006
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**State of Missouri vs. James Young**
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**Page 1** (5526_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons*
County of St Louis sct/.
The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of said County — Greeting
You an hereby commanded to have the body of James Young de
tained in the prison of the County aforesaid under your custody as it is
said under a safe and secure conducet together with the day and
cause of his being taken and detained by whatever name he shall
be called in the same before our Circuit Court within and for the County
of St Louis now in session at the City of St Louis immediately after the
reciept of this writ to do and receive all and singular show things which
our said County shall then and there consider concerning him in
this behalf and have you then there this writ
*Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk
of our said Court at the city of
St Louis this twenty first day of June
AD 1824 Archibald Gamble Clk*
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**Page 2** (5526_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
In [illegible] to this writ I have here
in Court the body of the within
named James Young who was
commited[?] to Jail on the 11th, October
1824 by written of a warrant filed
by Peter Ferguinn[?] Egrain[?] one of the
Justices of the Peace within & for the
County of St Louis [illegible]
will now dully appear by the said
[illegible] a copy of which is [illegible]
[illegible] and makes a part of this my
return to the said writ.
*21st June 1824 Jn K Walker
Sheriff*
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**Page 3** (5526_003.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Copy of Commitment of James Young*
State of Missouri To the Sheriff of St Louis County
Greeting
Whereas a certain negroman who calls himself
James Young and says he is free but has no letters
of emancipation with him, nor has he in anyway
satisfied me of his claim to freedom, these are there
fore to require you to take the said James Young into
your safe keeping, and discharge him when thereun[?]
to required by law - &[?] for which this shall be your
warrant, given under my hand this 11th October
1823.
*Signed Peter Ferguson Seat Justice of the Peace
County St. Louis*
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Return
Executed this writ by delivering the body of
James the within named boy to the Sheriff
, October 11th 1823
*Signed James Bush*
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**Page 4** (5526_004.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Copy of Commitment of James Young Part 2*
June 1824
Copy of Commit
ment of
James Young
[illegible] Habeas Corpus
to James Young
*[illegible]*
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**Page 5** (5526_005.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons*
County of St. Louis , sct.
The State Of Missouri , To The Sheriff Of St. Louis, County-Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to Summon Peter Lindell, Thomas
Estes, Benjamin Young, & Bernard Pratte
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay They be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court , on the forthwith 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, wherin[?] on a habeas Corpus plaintiff,
and defendent, on the part of the and have you then there this writ.
*Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said Circuit Court , at the
city of St. Louis , this day of
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty Clerk, C. C.*
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**Page 6** (5526_006.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Executed on
R. Lindell
The Estes
B. Young or
the 21st
June
1824 [illegible]
B Pratte [illegible]
[illegible] day
*[illegible] fees $ 22*
> *Legal Function: Summons Part 2*
James Young
Habeas Corpus
supa for
Peter Lindell
Thos. Estes
Benj Young
Ber. Pratte jr
State of Missouri V. James Young. 1823, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60658