Sally alias Sarah Jackson, a person of color, v. James O. Fraser

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Sally Alias Sarah Jackson, a Person of Color, V. James O. Fraser. 1842, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60907

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Case Title: Sally alias Sarah Jackson, a person of color, v. James O. Fraser
Series: Freedom Suits
Plaintiff: Jackson, Sally alias Sarah
Defendant: Fraser, James O.
Date Filed: 1842-07-29
Filing Date: 1842-07-29
Plaintiff’s Attorney: Gamble, Hamilton Rowan; Walker, John B.
Defendant’s Attorney: Polk, Trusten
Court Name: St. Louis Circuit Court
Court Term: 1842-07
Clerk: Ruland, John
Cause of Action: Trespass; False Imprisonment
Case Notes: Damages $500.
Disposition: Judgment of Freedom, December 21, 1846
Case Number: 105
Related Court Case Number: 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 108
Related Project ID: ccr1842.07146.010; ccr1842.07145.002; ccr1842.07143.002; ccr1842.07142.002; ccr1842.07141.002
Identifier: ccr1842.07144.002
Source: Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
Rights: Public Domain
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Transcription: **Sally alias Sarah Jackson, a person of color, vs. James O. Fraser**

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> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint*

State of Missouri
County of St Louis
ss
In the St St. Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1842
Sally , [illegible]alias Sarah Jackson, a woman of color by
her attorneys and by leave of the court according of
the statute in such case made by complains of James
O . Fraser of a plea of Trespass for false imprison-
ment, for that whereas the said defendant, here
tofore to wit on the first day of March in the year eighteen hundred and forty two, with force and
arms at the County aforesaid made an an assault
upon her the said [illegible]plaintiff and then and there
beat, bruised and ill treated her, and then and
there imprisoned and detained and kept her the
said plaintiff in prison from that time till
the present against the will of the said plain-
tiff and other wrongs to the said plaintiff then
and there did, contrary to law and against
the peace and dignity of and dignity of the state
And the said plaintiff avers that before and
of the time of the committing the grievances
aforesaid, she was and still is a free person
and that the defendant held and still holds
her the said plaintiff in slavery, wherefore
the said plaintiff says that she has been greatly
injured and both sustained damage in the
sum of five hundred dollars and therefore
she brings his suit

*Gamble and Walker
Attys for Plff*
> *Legal Function: Defendant's Plea*

Sally alias Sarah Jackson James O, Fraser ss And now at this day comes said def
endent by his attorney [illegible]defends
the force [illegible] and injury [illegible] and says there he his

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not guilty of the said supposed trespasses or
within of them in manner or form the said
[illegible] [illegible] hath in their said determination almost
and of this they part [illegible] [illegible] upon the
country [illegible]

*T. Polk P. D*
> *Legal Function: Complaint (cover)*

No 105 St St. Louis Circuit Court July Term 1842
Sally alias Sarah Jackson
(a person of Color)
vs
James O. Fraser
Declaration in trespass for false imprisonment
a suit for freedom
Dams - \$500
filed by consent
Gamble & Walker
Attys for Plff
Plea not guilty T. Polk P. D.

*Filed July 29 1842 Jn Ruland Clerk*
> *Legal Function: Note on Judgment*

Judgment of freedom December 21, 1846 17 p 441

Item sets: All Circuit Court Records; Freedom Suits Case Files, 1814-1860; Circuit Court Cases