July term 1832
St Louis county to wit Matilda a woman of color who sues by permission of the court complains of Henry. G. Mitchel and Henry. C Russel of a plea of trespass. For that the said Henry G. Mitchel and Henry C. Russel on the 22 day of May in the year 1832 made an assault upon the said Matilda to wit at the county of St Louis and then and there beat bruised and ill hated the said Matilda and then and there imprisoned the the said Matilda and kept and detained her in prison there without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever for a long span of time to wit for the span of twenty four hours next following [?] to [?] and against the will of the said Matilda and the said Matilda avers that before and at the time of the [?] of the above grievances she was and still is a free person and that the defendants then held and detained her in slavery and still holds and detains her in slavery and other ways[?] to the said Matilda then and there did against the peace[?] of the state and to the damage of the said Matilda five hundred dollars and therefore she prays [?] [?]
Strother G. A.
