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Molly a free woman of colour vs. Charles Mullikin, Petition for Habeas Corpus

August 17, 1825 - August 18, 1825

Petitioned on August 17, 1825

Filed before the St. Louis County Circuit Court (St. Louis, Missouri)

Case ID: hc.case.mo.0025

Case Summary

Molly petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus to challenged her indentured servitude at the hands of Charles and John Mullikin. While it is unclear if her petition was granted, archival notes on the case file folder claim that she was released, citing to "Record Book 4, p. 228."

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Interpersonal

Petition subtype(s)

  • Wrongful servitude

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

State

  • Missouri

People

Source Materials

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Repository(s)

Case citation

St. Louis Circuit Court, Criminal Case Files, Box 101, Folder ?: July Term 1825

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Type of source(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Case document transcriptions

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Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Molly a free woman of colour vs. Charles Mullikin, Petition for Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.mo.0025

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