Box Folder
St. Louis Law Commissioners Court
August Term 1856 No. 95
Martin, Nancy
In the matter of Habeas Corpus Alias Nancy Belle Miller
Jailed on June 26, 1856, as a runaway slave by James A. Felps; Felps refused to give Martin her free papers and release her from custody; Martin's mother, Eliza Mettaner, testified that she is a free woman of color residing in Quincy, Illinois, and that Martin was born free on February 29, 1849; arrest warrant included in case file; committed by
