Aspasie, a woman of color v. Francois Chouteau
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Aspasie, a Woman of Color V. Francois Chouteau. 1827, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60698
- Case Title
- Aspasie, a woman of color v. Francois Chouteau
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- Aspasia (Aspasie, Aspisa)
- Defendant
- Chouteau, Francois
- Date Filed
- 1827-05-28
- Filing Date
- 1827-05-28
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- McGirk, Isaac C.
- Bent, John
- Defendant’s Attorney
- Spalding, Josiah
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1827-07
- Judge
- Carr, William C.
- Clerk
- Gamble, Archibald
- Justice of the Peace
- Ferguson, Peter
- Sheriff
- Simonds, John Jr.
- Simpson, R.
- Musick, John
- Cause of Action
- Assault
- Battery
- False Imprisonment
- Case Notes
- Plaintiff born in Illinois to a Negro woman held in slavery by Baptiste Jeandreau, later sold to Pierre Menard of Kaskaskia, Illinois; Menard gave plaintiff to Francois Chouteau and his wife, who was Menard's daughter.
- Case Number
- 24
- Identifier
- ccr1827.05561.016
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
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Aspasie, a Woman of Color V. Francois Chouteau. 1827, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60698