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| Series -
Freedom Suits
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| Year - 1834 |
| Term of Court - Nov |
| Case Number - 82 |
| Plaintiff - Rachel, a woman of color |
| Defendant - Walker, William |
| Action - Trespass, assault & battery, false imprisonment |
| Verdict - Freedom Suit - Plaintiff won case and freedom. Decision may have been reversed on appeal. |
| Office - St Louis City Circuit Court Clerk |
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| Case Type - Civil |
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| Action Notes - |
| General Notes - Rachel, mulatto woman aged 20 years, claimed by T. B. W. Stockton, U. S. Army officer, Fort Snelling, Minnesota; took her to Michigan Territory; son James Henry born; both sold to Joseph Klunk; later sold to William Walker; Missouri Supreme Court appeal. |
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