Virginia v. Francis Menard
Item
Virginia V. Francis Menard. 1828, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60717
- Case Title
- Virginia v. Francis Menard
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- Virginia
- Defendant
- Menard, Francois
- Date Filed
- 1829
- Next Friend
- Amelin, Alexis
- Filing Date
- 1829
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1829-03
- Clerk
- Gamble, Archibald
- Sheriff
- Simpson, R.
- Cause of Action
- Assault and Battery
- False Imprisonment
- Case Notes
- Plaintiff permitted by court to sue by Alexis Amelin, her next friend; contains only summons for Menard to appear in court.
- Case Number
- 23
- Identifier
- ccr1829.05542.002
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Virginia vs. Francis Menard**
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**Page 1** (5542_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons*
The State of Missouri
County of St Louis . ss. To the Sheriff of St Louis County Greeting
We command you to summon Francis Menard 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 of March next then and there to answer unto Virginia a free girl of color (who sues by Alexis Amelin her next friend)
of a plea of Trespass to the damage of said Plaintiff of Five Hundred
Dollars and have you then there this writ.
*Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court
at Office this sixth day of February in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Twenty Nine Archibald Gamble Clerk*
> *Legal Function: Summons Part 2*
The state of Missouri
County of St Louis Sct. To the Sheriff of St Louis County Greeting
We command you as we have heretofore commanded you to summon Francis
Menard 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 of July next then and there to answer unto Virginia a free
girl of color (who sues by Alexis Amelin her next friend) of a plea of Trespass to
the damage of said plaintiff of Five Hundred dollars and have you then there this writ
*Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court at
office this Twenty third day of May One Thousand Eight
Hundred and twenty nine Archibald Gamble Clerk*
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**Page 2** (5542_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*
No 23 St St. Louis Circuit Court
March Term 1829
Virginia
vs
Francis Menard
This is an action of Assault and
Battery & false imprisonment
*(alias 23rd May)
'29*
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Francois Menard not found
*R Simpson Sheriff Francois Menard not found:
July 12. 1829 R Simpson Sheriff*
Virginia V. Francis Menard. 1828, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 8, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60717