David McFoy, a person of color v. William Brown
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David McFoy, a Person of Color V. William Brown. 1849, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60978
- Case Title
- David McFoy, a person of color v. William Brown
- Series
- Freedom Suits
- Plaintiff
- McFoy, David
- Defendant
- Brown, William
- Date Filed
- 1849-12-14
- Filing Date
- 1849-12-14
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- LaDue, P. Albert
- Shreve
- Defendant’s Attorney
- LaBeaume, Charles Edmund
- Hall, David N.
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1850-04
- Judge
- Chambers, David
- Clerk
- Cerre, Michael S.
- Byrns, John P.
- Justice of the Peace
- Johnstone, Peter W.
- Baldwin, Israel
- Buckmaster, N.
- Sheriff
- LaBeaume, Louis T.
- Belt, Henry B.
- Fremon, Leon
- , George S.
- Peyinghaus, Robert
- Dowling, Richard
- Sworn Declarant
- Brown, Lycurgus
- Cartwright, Thomas
- Fine, William
- Williamson, William J.
- Brown, Ashford
- Brown, George
- Brown, Samuel B.
- Byrns, John P.
- Johnson, Thomas B.
- Newton, James
- Scott, Sarah
- Thornton, John
- Turner, Alexander
- Turner, Zephaniah
- Zinn, Henderson B.
- Cause of Action
- Trespass
- Case Notes
- Plaintiff claimed to be lifelong free man from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; defendant alleged that plaintiff was runaway slave from Preston County, Virginia and had plaintiff arrested in St. Louis.
- Case Number
- 37
- Identifier
- ccr1850.26824.072
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
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David McFoy, a Person of Color V. William Brown. 1849, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 9, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60978