Jerry v. Charles Hatton
Item
Jerry V. Charles Hatton. 1826, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60686
- Case Title
- Jerry v. Charles Hatton
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- Jerry
- Defendant
- Hatton, Charles B.
- 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 recover $170 awarded him for damages sustained by trespass and costs; award had not yet been executed; defendant could not be found.
- Disposition
- Judgment for Plaintiff
- Case Number
- 26
- Related Court Case Number
- 1053
- 1054
- 4100
- 6961
- Related Project ID
- ccr1818.01053.008
- ccr1819.01054.010
- ccr1826.04100.002
- ccr1826.06961.002
- Identifier
- ccr1826.06962.002
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Jerry v. Charles Hatton**
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**Page 1** (6962_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 Jerry a free man at our Circuit Court before our
Judge thereof by our writ, and by the Judgement of the said
Court, recovered against Charles Hatton the sum of one hundred
and seventy dollars for the Damages by him sustained by
reason of the tresspass,[?] in the declaration mentioned and also
his costs and charged by him about his suit in that behalf
expended whereof the said Charles Hatton is convict as appears
to us of Record- and now on behalf of the said Jerry our 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 Jerry has besought us to
provide him 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 Charles
Hatton 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
on the FourthMonday 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 ther said Jerry
have thereof Execution for the damages and Costs aforesaid
if it should seem expedient for him 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 One thousand Eight hundred
and twenty six Archibald Gamble Clerk*
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**Page 2** (6962_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*
No 26 St St. Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1826
Jerry a free man
vs
Charles Hatton
Jerry of free [illegible] us [illegible] for [illegible]
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Charles Hatton not found in
my County
*Jn K Walker Sheriff non est 50 cts*
Jerry V. Charles Hatton. 1826, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60686