State of Missouri
St Louis County Ss}
Whereas Matilda who has
petitioned to Sue for Freedom has been this day
been brought before me William C Carr
a Judge of the Circuit Court for said state
& in said county by writ of Habeas Corpus
and whereas the persons in whose
possession said Matilda was found have
refused to enter into Recognissance as the law
requires - the Sheriff of St Louis County is therefore
ordered to take possession of said Matilda
& to have her [?] from time to time
during the pendency of her suit for freedom
taking Bond from the person having her with
such security as the Sheriff shall approve in
the Bond sum of five hundred Dollars
conditioned that said Matilda shall
at all times have reasonable liberty of
attending the court & her counsel & that
she shall not during the Pendency of her
suit be removed out of the Jurisdiction of
the Circuit Court of the St. Louis County or
Subjected to any security because of
her application for freedom and that
the the person hiring her shall pay the hire[?]
at the time stipulated & return her
to the sheriff at the expiration of the
time of hiring or [?] of said suit
shall be [?] determined
Given under my hand at St Louis this 30th day of May 1832
Will C. Carr
