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Mary Logan Smith v. James A. Felps. Writ of Habeas Corpus

Petition Date

April 19, 1855

Earliest Record Date

April 19, 1855

Record Type

Case

Place(s)

  • St. Louis, Missouri

People

  • Smith, Mary Logan (Petitioner)
  • Felps, James A. (Defendant)
  • Breckinridge, Samuel Miller (Attorney petitioner)
  • Kerchival, R. M. U. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Henry, William M. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Mitchell, A. S. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Rice, Nathan L. (Attorney petitioner)
  • Colvin, John W. (Judge)
 

The State of Missouri

To James A Felps, the Jailor of Saint Louis City Greeting

You are commanded to have the body of Adam Marshall before the Honorable Law Commissioners Court of Saint Louis County, this 20th day of April 1855, at 2 OClock 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 said Adam Marshall 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 theron

Given under my hand and the seal of the Law Com Court at Saint Louis in office this 20th day of April 1855

John W. Colvin

Law Commissioner

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Mary Logan Smith v. James A. Felps. 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.0048.004

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