Writ of summons issued June 24, 1847, to Samuel Russell, Miles H. Clark, Catherine Anderson, Thomas O'Flaherty, Thomas Gray, Henry T. Blow, and Major A.D. Stueart (Document #19)

THE STATE OF MISSOURI, To Samuel Russell - Miles H. Clark - Catherine Anderson - Thomas O' Flaherty - Thomas Gray - Henry T. Blow - Major A.D. Stuart. U.S.A. GREETING: You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our Circuit Court for the county aforesaid, on the 30th day of June, inst[?]
          at the City of St. Louis, then and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,

wherein  Dred Scott is
plaintiff and  Irene Emerson is
defendant on the part of  Plaintiff
      and herein you are in no wise to fail.
			Witness, JOHN RULAND, Clerk of our said Court, with
			the seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the
			City of St. Louis, this 24th day of June
			in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
			hundred and forty- Seven
				Jno. Ruland
					Clerk C.C

Executed June 30th 1847 by reading Samuel Russell Thos. O Flaherty Henry T Blow Thos. Gray & Catherine Anderson (M H Clark & A D Stuart not found

					Samuel Conway
						Sheriff
					By Geo N. Stevens
Fee $2.70					Depty

[in pencil-30]
Circuit Court
Dred Scott
       vs.
Irene Emmerson
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Witnesses for plaintiff
x  Samuel Russell  50[?]
||  Miles H Clark
x  Catherine Anderson  29
x  Thomas O Flaherty  30
x  Henry T Blow  28
x  Thomas Gray  28
||  Maj A D Stuart, U.S.A.