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Alexander S. Butler v. John Hempstead. Writ of Habeas Corpus

Petition Date

October 13, 1854

Earliest Record Date

October 13, 1854

Record Type

Case

Place(s)

  • St. Louis, Missouri

People

  • Butler, Alexander S. (Petitioner)
  • Hempstead, John (Defendant)
  • Macdonal (Attorney petitioner)
  • Colvin, John W. (Judge)
  • Waite, Liberty (Judge)
 

The State of Missouri

To John Hempstead Jailor of the County of Saint Louis County Greeting

You are commanded to have the body of Alexander S Butler before the Law Commissioners Court of Saint Louis County on the 13th day of October 1854 at 2 O'Clock P.M. together with the time and cause of his detention by you to do and receive what shall then and there be adjudged concerning the imprisonment of said Alexander S. Butler who, as alleged in the annexed petition is illegally restrained of his liberty by you and have you then and there this writ with your return thereon.

Witness John W. Colvin the Law Com of St Louis County with the seal of said Law Coms Court at office in St Louis the 13th day of Oct 1854

Jno W Colvin

Law Com

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Alexander S. Butler v. John Hempstead. Writ of Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/documents/item/hc.case.mo.0036.004

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