Charles Endicott v. Benjamin Class
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Charles Endicott V. Benjamin Class. 1839, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60874
- Case Title
- Charles Endicott v. Benjamin Class
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- Endicott, Charles
- Defendant
- Class, Benjamin
- Date Filed
- 1839-05-06
- Next Friend
- Bird, Gustavus A.
- Filing Date
- 1839-05-06
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Nelson, William S.
- Bird, Gustavus A.
- Defendant’s Attorney
- Risque, Ferdinand W.
- Bogy, Lewis V.
- Hunton
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1839-07
- Judge
- Lawless, Luke E.
- Clerk
- Ruland, John
- Justice of the Peace
- Walsh, Joseph.
- Sheriff
- Brotherton, Marshall
- Sworn Declarant
- Mellon, Chester
- Jury Foreman
- Brown, James. S.
- Cause of Action
- Suit for freedom
- Case Notes
- Plaintiff a mulatto aged 18; plaintiff kidnapped by Samuel Gray & sold to Benjamin Clapp of St. Louis; plaintiff from Sackett's Harbor, New York, his father, a free man of color, kept a barber shop; includes depositions; plaintiff by his next friend.
- Disposition
- verdict for plaintiff
- Case Number
- 116
- Identifier
- ccr1839.27486.024
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
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Charles Endicott V. Benjamin Class. 1839, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60874