Petition of Billy Tarlton to the court of common pleas in St. Louis County. States his request to sue for his liberty, as he was born free and was taken by force from Virginia and sold as a slave in Kentucky and then was sold to Jacob Horine, who brought him to St. Louis where he is now held as a slave. [accession number 76-0028], 1813 Sept 22

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: D01413

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Petition of Billy Tarlton to the court of common pleas in St. Louis County, September 22, 1813

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.