Jenny v. Robert Musick
Item
Jenny V. Robert Musick. 1826, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60685
- Case Title
- Jenny v. Robert Musick
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- Jenny
- Defendant
- Musick, Robert
- Date Filed
- 1826-06-29
- Filing Date
- 1826-06-29
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1826-07
- Clerk
- Gamble, Archibald
- Sheriff
- Walker, John K.
- Cause of Action
- Trespass
- Case Notes
- Plaintiff wished to revive judgment awarded her in amount of $85 for damages from trespass and costs because judgment had not yet been executed; defendant could not be found.
- Disposition
- Judgment for Plaintiff
- Case Number
- 25
- Related Court Case Number
- 1053
- 1054
- 4100
- 6962
- Related Project ID
- ccr1818.01053.008
- ccr1819.01054.010
- ccr1826.04100.002
- ccr1826.06962.002
- Identifier
- ccr1826.06961.002
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Jenny v. Robert Musick**
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**Page 1** (6961_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Writ of Scire Facias*
County of St Louis ss. The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of said County Greeting:
Whereas Jenny a free girl at our Circuit Court before our Judge
thereof by our writ, and by the Judgement of the said Court, recovered
against Robert Musick the sum of Eighty five dollars for the
damages by her sustained by reason of the tresspass[?] in the
declaration mentioned and also her costs and charged by her
about her suit in that behalf expensed whereof the said Robert
Musick is convict as appears to us of record- and now on behalf
of the said Jenny we have been informed that although Judgement
be thereof rendered yet execution still remains to be made of
the aforesaid damages and costs- Wherefore the said Jenny
has besought us to provide her a remedy in this behalf to
revive the said Judgement, and we being willing that what is
right in this behalf should be done, command you that by
good and lawful men of your County you make known
unto the said Robert Musick that he be and appear before
the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term Thereof to
be held at the City of St Louis within and for the county of
St Louis on the Fourth Monday in July next then and there
to show cause if any be have or knows of any thing to say
why the said Judgement should not be revived and the said
Jenny have thereof Execution for the damages and Costs aforesaid
if it should seem expedient for her to do so, and have
you then there this writ;
*Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of
our said Court at office this Twenty ninth
day of June Eighteen hundred and twenty six
Archibald Gamble Clerk*
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**Page 2** (6961_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Robert Musick not found 8th
July 1826
*Jn K Walker Sheriff Fees non est $ 50/100*
> *Legal Function: Caption*
No 25
St St. Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1826
Jenny
vs
Robert Musick
Sci. fa.
Jenny V. Robert Musick. 1826, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60685