Copy of the order of the Judge permitting plaintiff to institute suit
The above petitioners are allowed to institute a suit on the foregoing petition to establish their right to freedom & the Clerk of the Circuit Court for St Louis County is hereby directed to issue a writ according to the statue in such case made & provided - It is also ordered that the said petitioners be not subject to any severity on account of their application for freedom - that they have reasonable liberty of attending their counsel & the court whenever occasion may require and that they be not removed out of the Jurisdiction of the Court - Given under my hand as Judge of the third Judicial Circuit State of Missouri at Chambers this 23 May 1832 - Will. C. Carr
A true copy of the order
A. Gamble Clerk
